3Com 3C16491 manual 802.1X Settings, 802.1X Summary Screen

68CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

802.1X Settings

The IEEE 802.1X (dot1x) standard defines a port-based access control procedure that prevents unauthorized access to a network by requiring users to first submit credentials for authentication.

The 802.1X settings menu includes three tabs:

■Summary

■Detail

■Setup

Summary

Use the Summary tab to display the 802.1X authentication settings.

Figure 59 802.1X Summary Screen

Detail

Use the Detail tab to display detailed 802.1X authentication information for a port..