Acer AB460 F1 User Manual - Page 400

380 4 Networking Switch Modules Parameter Description Port Control This parameter specifies the control values of the Authenticator Port. The control values can be: • Force Authorize - All the traffic through this port will be allowed always. • Force Unauthorize - All the traffic through this port will be blocked always. • Auto - The 802.1x authentication process will be imposed over this port. Port Authorization This parameter specifies current status of the port Status either as Authorized or Un-Authorized. Authentication Mode This parameter specifies the configuration for selecting the AUTHENTICATION MODE to be Port Based. Admin Control Direction This parameter specifies whether security is to be imposed for • In - the incoming traffic • Both - both incoming and outgoing traffic Operational Control Direction This parameter specifies the current security status. Port Initialize This parameter specifies the initialization control for the port. Setting this value to True causes the port to be initialized. The value reverts to False once initialization is complete. Maximum Authentication Request This parameter specifies the maximum number of authentication requests that can be sent from the authenticator before getting a response from the supplicant. Reauthentication This parameter provides configuration to enable or disable the reauthentication mechanism on the port.