Allied Telesis AT-S60 - Manual (Page 553)

AT-S60 Management Software User’s Guide
Section V: Security Features 553
Figure 177 Example of Authenticator Role
As mentioned earlier, the switch does not authenticate the user names
and passwords from the clients. That is the responsibility of the
authentication server, which contains the RADIUS server software.
Instead, the switch acts as an intermediary for the authentication server
by denying access to the network by the client until the client has
provided a valid username and password, which the authentication
server validates.
Supplicant Role
On the AT-8400 switch, a port in the supplicant role acts as a client. The
port assumes it must log in by providing a valid user name and password
to whatever device it is connected to, typically another port.
Port 1.8 in
Authenticator
Role
Supplicant with
802.1 x Client
Software
RADIUS
Authentication
Server
2
3
4
5
6
M
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
AT-84 01 RS-232 TERM INAL PORT
PWR
FAN A WAIT/ REMO VE
MSTR FLT
FAN B
RESET
AT-841 1 RDY
EJECT LNK
10 ACT
100
AT-841 1 RDY
EJECT LNK
10 ACT
100
AT-841 1 RDY
EJECT LNK
10 ACT
100
AT-841 1 RDY
EJECT LNK
10 ACT
100
AT-841 1 RDY
EJECT LNK
10 ACT
100
MGMT
AT-8411
PWR
EJECT LNK
10 ACT
100
Port 7.8 in
None Role
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