22CONFIGURING COMMUNICATION WITH RADIUS

RADIUS Overview

519

 

 

Before You Begin

521

 

 

Configuring RADIUS Servers

521

 

Configuring Global RADIUS Defaults

522

Setting the System IP Address as the Source Address 523

Configuring Individual RADIUS Servers

523

Deleting RADIUS Servers

524

 

Configuring RADIUS Server Groups 524

 

Creating Server Groups

525

 

Deleting a Server Group

527

 

RADIUS and Server Group Configuration Scenario 528

23MANAGING 802.1X ON THE WX SWITCH

Managing 802.1X on Wired Authentication Ports

531

Enabling and Disabling 802.1X Globally

531

 

Setting 802.1X Port Control

532

 

 

 

Managing 802.1X Encryption Keys 533

 

 

Enabling 802.1X Key Transmission

533

 

 

Configuring 802.1X Key Transmission Time Intervals 533

Managing WEP Keys

534

 

 

 

 

Setting EAP Retransmission Attempts

535

 

 

Managing 802.1X Client Reauthentication

536

 

Enabling and Disabling 802.1X Reauthentication

536

Setting the Maximum Number of 802.1X Reauthentication

Attempts 536

 

 

 

 

 

Setting the 802.1X Reauthentication Period 537

Setting the Bonded Authentication Period

538

 

Managing Other Timers

538

 

 

 

 

Setting the 802.1X Quiet Period

538

 

 

Setting the 802.1X Timeout for an Authorization Server 539

Setting the 802.1X Timeout for a Client

539

 

Displaying 802.1X Information

540

 

 

 

Viewing 802.1X Clients

540

 

 

 

Viewing the 802.1X Configuration

540

 

 

Viewing 802.1X Statistics

541

 

 

 

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