Netgear GS516TP Software Administration Manual - Page 130

GS516TP Gigabit Smart Switches • Connecting • Authenticating • Authenticated • Aborting • Held • ForceAuthorized • ForceUnauthorized • Backend State. Displays the current state of the backend authentication state machine. Possible values are as follows: • Request • Response • Success • Fail • Timeout • Initialize • Idle 5. Click APPLY to update the switch with the new settings. Port Summary Use the Port Summary screen to view information about the port access control settings on a specific port. Select Security > Port Authentication > Advanced > Port Summary. Table 25 describes the fields on the Port Summary screen. Table 25. Port Summary Fields Field Port Control Mode Description The port whose settings are displayed in the current table row. Defines the port authorization state. The control mode is set only if the link status of the port is link up. The possible field values are: • Auto. Automatically detects the mode of the interface. • Force Authorized. Places the interface into an authorized state without being authenticated. The interface sends and receives normal traffic without client port-based authentication. • Force Unauthorized. Denies the selected interface system access by moving the interface into unauthorized state. The switch cannot provide authentication services to the client through the interface. 130