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Setup Use the Setup tab to configure the 802.1X authenticaion settings. The following fields are available: ■ System Authentication - Sets the global setting for 802.1X. (Default: Disabled) ■ Operation Mode - Allows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect to an 802.1X-authorized port. (Options: Single-Host, Multi-Host; Default: Single-Host) ■ Mode - Sets the authentication mode to one of the following options: ■ Auto - Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be denied access. ■ Force-Authorized - Forces the port to grant access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise. ■ Force-Unauthorized - Forces the port to deny access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise. ■ Maximum Request - Sets the maximum number of times the switch port will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it times out the authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2) ■ Mode Reauthentication - Sets the client to be re-authenticated after the interval specified by the Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port. (Default: Disabled) Security 55 ■ Max Count - The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port when the Multi-Host operation mode is selected. (Range: 1-1024; Default: 5) ■ Reauthentication Period - Sets the time period after which a connected client must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds) ■ Quiet Period - Sets the time that a switch port waits after the Max Request Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 60 seconds) ■ Transmit Period - Sets the time period during an authentication session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 30 seconds) After you have filled in the parameters, click Apply to save your changes. Figure 59 802.1X Setup Screen

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Security
55
Setup
Use the
Setup
tab to configure the 802.1X
authenticaion settings. The following fields are
available:
■
System Authentication – Sets the global setting for
802.1X. (Default: Disabled)
■
Operation Mode – Allows single or multiple hosts
(clients) to connect to an 802.1X-authorized port.
(Options: Single-Host, Multi-Host; Default:
Single-Host)
■
Mode – Sets the authentication mode to one of
the following options:
■
Auto – Requires a dot1x-aware client to be
authorized by the authentication server. Clients
that are not dot1x-aware will be denied access.
■
Force-Authorized – Forces the port to grant
access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or
otherwise.
■
Force-Unauthorized – Forces the port to deny
access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or
otherwise.
■
Maximum Request – Sets the maximum number of
times the switch port will retransmit an EAP
request packet to the client before it times out the
authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)
■
Mode Reauthentication – Sets the client to be
re-authenticated after the interval specified by the
Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be
used to detect if a new device is plugged into a
switch port. (Default: Disabled)
■
Max Count – The maximum number of hosts that
can connect to a port when the Multi-Host
operation mode is selected. (Range: 1-1024;
Default: 5)
■
Reauthentication Period – Sets the time period
after which a connected client must be
re-authenticated. (Range: 1-65535 seconds;
Default: 3600 seconds)
■
Quiet Period – Sets the time that a switch port
waits after the Max Request Count has been
exceeded before attempting to acquire a new
client. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 60
seconds)
■
Transmit Period – Sets the time period during an
authentication session that the switch waits before
re-transmitting an EAP packet. (Range: 1-65535;
Default: 30 seconds)
After you have filled in the parameters, click
Apply
to
save your changes.
Figure 59
802.1X Setup Screen