Allied Telesis AT-S60 User Manual
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Chapter 28: 802.1x Port-based Access Control
Section V: Security Features
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The supplicant role is shown in Figure 178 on page 554. Port 3.2 on
Switch B has been set to the supplicant role. Now, whenever Switch B is
power cycled or reset and initiates a link with Switch A it will have to log
on by providing a username and password. (You enter this information
when you configure the port for the supplicant role.)
Figure 178 Example of the Supplicant Role
Note
Allied Telesyn International recommends that you limit the use of
the supplicant role. Otherwise, undesirable switch operation may
occur. Configure a port with the supplicant port role when the link
carries traffic from one client or when the link carries only
management traffic. Typically, you set ports used to interconnect
switches to the none role.
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AT-840
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RS-232
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PWR
FAN A
WAIT/
REMO
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MSTR
FLT
FAN B
RESET
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RDY
EJECT
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AT-840
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RS-232
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INAL
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PWR
FAN A
WAIT/
REMO
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MSTR
FLT
FAN B
RESE
T
AT-841
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RDY
EJECT
LNK
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ACT
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AT-841
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RDY
EJECT
LNK
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ACT
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AT-841
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EJECT
LNK
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RDY
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RDY
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ACT
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MGMT
Port 1.8 in
Authenticator
Role
Port 3.2 in
Supplicant
Role
Switch A
Switch B
RADIUS
Authentication
Server
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Port 5.8 in
None Role