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Detail
Use the Detail tab to display detailed 802.1X
authentication information for a port.
Figure 58 802.1X Detail Screen
Setup
Use the Setup tab to configure the 802.1X
authenticaion settings. The following fields are available:
■ System Authentication – Sets the global setting for
802.1X. (Default: Disabled)
■ Operation Mode – Allows single or multiple hosts
(clients) to connect to an 802.1X-authorized port.
(Options: Single-Host, Multi-Host; Default:
Single-Host)
■ Mode – Sets the authentication mode to one of the
following options:
■ Auto – Requires a dot1x-aware client to be
authorized by the authentication server. Clients
that are not dot1x-aware will be denied access.
■ Force-Authorized – Forces the port to grant
access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or
otherwise.
■ Force-Unauthorized – Forces the port to deny
access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or
otherwise.
■ Maximum Request – Sets the maximum number of
times the switch port will retransmit an EAP request
packet to the client before it times out the
authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)
■ Mode Reauthentication – Sets the client to be
re-authenticated after the interval specified by the
Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be
used to detect if a new device is plugged into a
switch port. (Default: Disabled)
■ Max Count – The maximum number of hosts that
can connect to a port when the Multi-Host operation
mode is selected. (Range: 1-1024; Default: 5)
■ Reauthentication Period – Sets the time period after
which a connected client must be re-authenticated.
(Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)
■ Quiet Period – Sets the time that a switch port waits
after the Max Request Count has been exceeded