TP-Link T1600G-18TS Jetstream Smart Switches User Guide - Page 668

Configuring 802.1x 802.1x Configuration Note: If a port is in an LAG, its 802.1x authentication function cannot be enabled. Also, a port with 802.1x authentication enabled cannot be added to any LAG. 2.1.4 View the Authenticator State Choose the menu SECURITY > 802.1x > Authenticator State to load the following page. Figure 2-8 View Authenticator State On this page, you can view the authentication status of each port: Port Displays the port number. MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the authenticated device. When the port method is Port Based, the MAC address of the first authenticated device wil be displayed with a suffix "p". PAE State Displays the current state of the authenticator PAE state machine. Possible values are: Initialize, Disconnected, Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuthorized and ForceUnauthorized. Backend State Displays the current state of the backend authentication state machine. Possible values are: Request, Response, Success, Fail, Timeout, Initialize and Idle. Status Displays whether the port is authorized or not. VID Displays the VLAN ID assigned by the authenticator to the supplicant device when the related port is authorized. If the related port is unauthorized and there is a Guest VLAN ID, the Guest VLAN ID will be displayed. User Guide 643