Netgear GS748Tv4 GS748Tv4 Software Administration Manual - Page 171

Protocol Version, PAE Capabilities, Authenticator PAE State, Backend State, EAPOL Flood Mode, Apply

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GS748T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • Protocol Version. This field 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. • PAE Capabilities. This field displays the port access entity (PAE) functionality of the selected port. Possible values are Authenticator or Supplicant. This field is not configurable. • Authenticator PAE State. This field displays the current state of the authenticator PAE state machine. Possible values are as follows: • Initialize • Disconnected • Connecting • Authenticating • Authenticated • Aborting • Held • ForceAuthorized • ForceUnauthorized • Backend State. This field displays the current state of the backend authentication state machine. Possible values are as follows: • Request • Response • Success • Fail • Timeout • Initialize • Idle • EAPOL Flood Mode. This field is used to enable or disable the EAPOL Flood mode per Interface.The default value is Disable. 3. Click Apply to send the updated screen to the switch and cause the changes to occur on the switch and the changes will be saved. 4. Click Initialize to begin the initialization sequence on the selected port(s). 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. 5. 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. 6. Click Cancel to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to the latest value of the switch. Chapter 5: Managing Device Security | 171

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Chapter 5:
Managing Device Security
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GS748T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Protocol Version
. This field 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.
PAE Capabilities
. This field displays the port access entity (PAE) functionality of the
selected port. Possible values are Authenticator or Supplicant. This field is not
configurable.
Authenticator PAE State
. This field displays the current state of the authenticator
PAE state machine. Possible values are as follows:
Initialize
Disconnected
Connecting
Authenticating
Authenticated
Aborting
Held
ForceAuthorized
ForceUnauthorized
Backend State
. This field displays the current state of the backend authentication
state machine. Possible values are as follows:
Request
Response
Success
Fail
Timeout
Initialize
Idle
EAPOL Flood Mode
. This field is used to enable or disable the EAPOL Flood mode
per Interface.The default value is Disable.
3.
Click
Apply
to send the updated screen to the switch and cause the changes to occur on
the switch and the changes will be saved.
4.
Click
Initialize
to begin the initialization sequence on the selected port(s). 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.
5.
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.
6.
Click
Cancel
to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to
the latest value of the switch.