Allied Telesis AT-S106 - Manual (Page 169)

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General Steps Following are the general steps to implementing 802.1x Port-based
Network Access Control:
1. If you plan to select RADIUS as the authentication method, install
RADIUS server software on one of your network servers.
Note
Radius server software is not available from Allied Telesis. Consult
the vendor’s documentation for server installation instructions.
2. Install 802.1x client software on those workstations that assume the
role of supplicants.
3. You may select either RADIUS or local as the authentication method
for you switch.
a. If you select the RADIUS authentication method, activate the
RADIUS client software in the AT-S106 Management software.
See “Configuring 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control” on
page 173 for configuring the authentication method.
You need to provide the following information for configuring the
RADIUS client:
ˆ The IP address of a RADIUS servers.
ˆ The encryption key used by the authentication server.
For instructions, refer to “Configuring the RADIUS Client” on
page 179.
b. If you select the local authentication method, you need to provide
the following information:
ˆ User Name
ˆ Password
ˆ Dynamic VLAN that you will allow the user to access
For instructions, refer to “Configuring a Dial-in User” on page 183
4. Configure the authenticator port settings, as explained in “Configuring
802.1x Port-based Network Access Control” on page 173 in this
chapter.