Netgear GS728TXS GS728TXS/GS752TXS Software Administration Manual - Page 212

GS752TXS and GS728TXS Smart Switches This button is only selectable if the control mode is auto. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed out. When this button is clicked, the action is immediate. It is not required to click Apply for the action to occur. 6. Click Reauthenticate to begin the reauthentication sequence on the selected port. This button is only selectable if the control mode is auto. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed out. When this button is pressed, the action is immediate. It is not required to click Apply for the action to occur. The fields in the following table are not configurable. Table 29. Port authentication status information Field Control Direction Protocol Version PAE Capabilities Authenticator PAE State Backend State Description The control direction displays the control direction for the specified port, which is always Both. The control direction dictates the degree to which protocol exchanges take place between Supplicant and Authenticator.The unauthorized controlled port exerts control over communication in both directions (disabling both incoming and outgoing frames). This field is not configurable. This protocol version displays the protocol version associated with the selected port. The only possible value is 1, corresponding to the first version of the 802.1X specification. This field is not configurable. This PAE capabilities display the port access entity (PAE) functionality of the selected port. Possible values are Authenticator or Supplicant. This field is not configurable. The authenticator PAE state displays the current state of the authenticator PAE state machine. Possible values are as follows: Initialize Disconnected Connecting Authenticating Authenticated Aborting Held ForceAuthorized ForceUnauthorized The backend state displays the current state of the backend authentication state machine. Possible values are as follows: Request Response Success Fail Timeout Initialize Idle 212