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. 
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Guest VLAN ID — Specifies the guest VLAN ID.
802.1X Port Settings
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Admin Port Control — Specifies the admin port authorization state.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Guest VLAN — Specifies whether the Guest VLAN is enabled on the 
port. The possible field values are: 
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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. 
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Disable — Disables Guest VLAN on the port. This is the default.
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Periodic Reauthentication — Enables periodic reauthentication on 
the port.
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Enable — Enables the periodic reauthentication on the port.
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Disable — Disables the periodic reauthentication on the port.
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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.
3 Click
. The
802.1X Settings
are enabled, and the device is updated.
