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Fortinet 548B User Manual

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11.5.1.3 Viewing each Port Access Control Configuration Information Page

Selection Criteria

Port - Selects the port to be displayed. When the selection is changed, a screen refresh will occur
causing all fields to be updated for the newly selected port. All physical interfaces are valid.

Non-Configurable Data

Control Mode - Displays the configured control mode for the specified port. Options are:

force unauthorized: The authenticator port access entity (PAE) unconditionally sets the
controlled port to unauthorized

force authorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port to authorized.

auto: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the outcome of the
authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator, and the authentication server.

mac based: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the outcome of the
authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator, and the authentication server
on a per supplicant basis.

Quiet Period(secs) - This field displays the configured quiet period for the selected port. This quiet
period is the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to