Netgear GS728TXS GS728TXS/GS752TXS Software Administration Manual - Page 214

GS752TXS and GS728TXS Smart Switches The following table describes the fields on the Port Summary screen. Table 30. IEEE 802.1X port summary information Field Port Control Mode Operating Control Mode Reauthentication Enabled Port Status Description The port whose settings are displayed in the current table row. Defines the port authorization state. The control mode is only set 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. • MAC Based. Selects MAC Based authentication. This field indicates the control mode under which the port is actually operating. Possible values are: • ForceUnauthorized • ForceAuthorized • Auto • N/A: If the port is in detached state it cannot participate in port access control. Displays if reauthentication is enabled on the selected port. This is a configurable field. The possible values are true and false. If the value is true, reauthentication will occur. Otherwise, reauthentication will not be allowed. This field displays the authorization status of the specified port. The possible values are Authorized, Unauthorized, and N/A. If the port is in detached state, the value will be N/A since the port cannot participate in port access control. 214