Canton 3C16476CS manual 802.1X Setup Screen

Setup

Use the Setup tab to configure the 802.1X authenticaion settings. The following fields are available:

■System Authentication – Sets the global setting for 802.1X. (Default: Disabled)

■Operation Mode – Allows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect to an 802.1X-authorized port. (Options: Single-Host, Multi-Host; Default:

Single-Host)

■Mode – Sets the authentication mode to one of the following options:

■Auto – Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be denied access.

■Force-Authorized – Forces the port to grant access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise.

■Force-Unauthorized – Forces the port to deny access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise.

■Maximum Request – Sets the maximum number of times the switch port will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it times out the authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)

■Mode Reauthentication – Sets the client to be re-authenticated after the interval specified by the Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port. (Default: Disabled)

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■Max Count – The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port when the Multi-Host operation mode is selected. (Range: 1-1024; Default: 5)

■Reauthentication Period – Sets the time period after which a connected client must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)

■Quiet Period – Sets the time that a switch port waits after the Max Request Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 60 seconds)

■Transmit Period – Sets the time period during an authentication session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 30 seconds)

After you have filled in the parameters, click Apply to save your changes.

Figure 59 802.1X Setup Screen