Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 1099)

Authentication Introduction and Configuration
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C 42.3
802.1X-Authentication
802.1X is an IEEE standard providing a mechanism for authenticating devices attached to a
LAN port or wireless device. Devices wishing to access services behind a port must
authenticate themselves before any Ethernet packets are allowed to pass through. The
protocol is referred to as 802.1X because it was initially defined in the IEEE standard
802.1X, published in 2001 and revised in 2004 and again as the current 802.1X 2010
standard.
For more information about 802.1X, see Chapter 40, 802.1X Introduction and
Configuration .