D-Link DES-3550 Product Manual - Page 181

xStack® DES-3500 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual Initializing Ports for MAC Based 802.1x To initialize ports for the MAC side of 802.1x, the user must first enable 802.1x by MAC address in the Advanced Settings window. Click Security Management > Port Access Entity > PAE System Control > Initialize Port(s) to open the following window: Figure 7- 16. Initialize Port(s) window (MAC based 802.1x) To initialize ports, first choose the range of ports in the From and To field. Then the user must specify the MAC address to be initialized by entering it into the MAC Address field and checking the corresponding check box. To begin the initialization, click Apply. NOTE: The user must first globally enable 802.1X in the Switch Information (Advanced Settings) window in the Configuration folder before initializing ports. Information in the Initialize Ports Table cannot be viewed before enabling 802.1X. Reauthenticate Port(s) for Port Based 802.1x This window allows you to reauthenticate a port or group of ports by choosing a port or group of ports by using the pull down menus From and To and clicking Apply. The Reauthenticate Port Table displays the current status of the reauthenticated port(s) once you have clicked Apply. Click Security Management > Port Access Entity > PAE System Control > Reauthenticate Port(s) to open the Reauthenticate Port(s) window: Figure 7- 17. Reauthenticate Port (Port Based 802.1x) window This window displays the following information: Parameter Description Port MAC Address Auth State The port number of the reauthenticated port. Displays the physical address of the Switch where the port resides. The Authenticator State will display one of the following: Initialize, Disconnected, Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuth, ForceUnauth, and N/A. 166