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1x port settings – 3Com 2924-PWR User Manual

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Defining Port-Based Authentication (802.1X)

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Enable Guest VLAN — Provides limited network access to authorized
ports. If a port is denied network access via port-based authorization,
but the Guest VLAN is enabled, the port receives limited network
access. For example, a network administrator can use Guest VLANs to
deny network access via port-based authentication, but grant Internet
access to unauthorized users.

Guest VLAN ID — Specifies the guest VLAN ID.

802.1X Port Settings

Admin Port Control — Specifies the admin port authorization state.

Auto — Enables port based authentication on the device. The
interface moves between an authorized or unauthorized state
based on the authentication exchange between the device and the
client.

Force Authorized — Places the interface into an authorized state
without being authenticated. The interface re-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 device cannot
provide authentication services to the client through the interface.

Guest VLAN — Specifies whether the Guest VLAN is enabled on the
port. The possible field values are:

Enable — Enables using a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. If a
Guest VLAN is enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins
the VLAN selected from the Guest VLAN ID dropdown list.

Disable — Disables Guest VLAN on the port. This is the default.

Periodic Reauthentication — Enables periodic reauthentication on
the port.

Enable — Enables the periodic reauthentication on the port.

Disable — Disables the periodic reauthentication on the port.

Reauthentication Period — Defines the time span (in seconds) in
which the selected port is reauthenticated. The field default is 3600
seconds.

2 Define the fields.

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802.1X Settings

are enabled, and the device is updated.