Barracuda Networks VERSION SP4 manual 11.2.6 802.1X Authentication Port Security, Task Description

11.2.6802.1X Authentication - Port Security

11.2.7Network Interfaces

As seen in figure 11–7,the Port Security view lists all network interfaces available for 802.1X authentication in two groups:

•Managed

•Unmanaged

Fig. 11–7Port Security

Managed network interfaces have been activated for the use of 802.1X authentication. The Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides several actions for all managed network interfaces when a wpa_supplicant is running for the network interface.

Table 11–3Barracuda NG Access Monitor actions for managed network interfaces

Task	Description
Logon	Starts the 802.1X authentication scheme, by requesting network access through the switch, which enables the line protocol if
	successful, allowing all network traffic.
Logoff	Tells the switch, the client computer does not need network access any more. The switch will disable the line protocol and
	block all network traffic except for EAP, CDP and STP protocols.
Reassociate	Restart the authentication process if already authenticated.
Reset	This will reset the session password used for authentication against the RADIUS server. Hence the authentication process will
	start from beginning and client computer will receive a new session password.
Trace EAP Packets…	Opens the EAP Packet tracer with packet data for the selected network interface.

Unmanaged network interfaces have not been enabled yet to use the 802.1X authentication scheme. It is not possible to perform any actions on unmanaged interfaces through the Barracuda NG Access Monitor.

If available, the list shows the following information:

Table 11–4Barracuda NG Access Monitor information for unmanaged network interfaces

Column Description

Name Friendly name of the network device

156 Barracuda NG Access Monitor