NETGEAR AV Line M4250 GSM4210PX 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed AV Switch with SFP (220W) - Manual (Page 560)

5. Select Security > Port Authentication > Advanced > Port Summary.
The Port Summary page displays.
6. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable fields on the page.
Table 149. Port summary information
Description Field
The port for which settings are displayed. Port
This configured control mode for the port:
• Force Unauthorized: The authenticator port access entity (PAE)
unconditionally sets the controlled port to unauthorized.
• Force Authorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled
port to authorized.
• Auto: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the
outcome of the authentication exchanges between the supplicant,
authenticator, and the authentication server.
Control Mode
The control mode under which the port is actually operating. The options are
as follows:
• ForceUnauthorized
• ForceAuthorized
• Auto
• MAC Based
• N/A: If the port is in detached state, the value is N/A because the port cannot
participate in port access control.
Operating Control Mode
Indicates if reauthentication of the supplicant is allowed. If the value is True,
reauthentication is allowed. Otherwise, reauthentication is not allowed.
Reauthentication Enabled
The control direction, which determines the degree to which protocol exchanges
occur between a supplicant and authenticator. The direction affects whether
the unauthorized controlled port exerts control over communication in both
directions (disabling both incoming and outgoing frames) or just in the incoming
direction (disabling only the reception of incoming frames).
Control Direction
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