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INTELLINET NETWORK 560900 24 Ports Gigabit + 4 Gigabit SFP PoE+ Web Management Ethernet Switch User Manual User Manual

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The RADIUS servers make the network a lot easier to manage for the administrator by

gathering and storing the user lists.

Mode: By default, 802.1x is disabled. To use EAP for security, select enabled and set the

802.1X Global Settings for the Radius Server and applicable authentication information.

RADIUS server IP: The IP Address of the external Radius Server, you need to specify an

RADIUS server to enable 802.1X authentication.

RADIUS UDP Port: The UDP port used for the communication between the switch and

RADIUS server.

RADIUS Secret: The Key used for the communication between the switch and RADIUS

server.

Port: The port ID.

Admin State: There are 3 types: Auto, Force Authorized and Force Unauthorized.

- Auto: Select Auto when you enabled the IEEE 802.1X. If the client is successfully

authorized, the port is authorized to be used as well. Otherwise, the port can’t be used.

- Force Authorized: The default value. Whether the IEEE 802.1X is enabled or not, the port

is always authorized to be used.

- Force Unauthorized: Whether the IEEE 802.1X is enabled or not, the port is always

unauthorized to be used.

Port State: It indicates the status of the port. Authorized means the port is successfully

authorized by the RADIUS server or the port is configured as “Force Authorized.”

Others: Re-authenticate allows restart the authentication process, Force Reinitialize

reinitializes the process and Statistics displays the IEEE 802.1X counters and information

of each port.