3Com 3CRDSF9PWR manual Click Security 802.1X Summary. The 802.1X Summary Page opens

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Viewing 802.1X The 802.1X Summary Page allows the network administrator to view Authentication port-based authentication settings.

To view Port-based Authentication:

1Click Security > 802.1X > Summary. The 802.1X Summary Page opens:

Figure 28 802.1X Summary Page

The 802.1X Summary Page contains the following fields:

■Port — Displays a list of interfaces.

■Current Port Control — Displays the current port authorization state.

■Periodic Reauthentication — Reauthentication can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port. If enabled, the client will be reauthenticated after the interval specified by the Reauthentication Period.

■Enabled — Periodic reauthentication is enabled on the port.

■Disabled — Periodic reauthentication is disabled on the port. This is the default.

■Reauthentication Period — Displays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is reauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.

■Authenticator State — Displays the current authenticator state.

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