185 Barracuda NG Network Access Client - Administrator’s Guide
14.2.2 Using the Barracuda NG Access Monitor for Analysis
The Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides within its port security section a listing of all network
interfaces capable of 802.1X, displaying the current status.
Additionally, the Barracuda NG Access Monitor allows opening a command-line interface for the
selected device.
Supplicant console interface
If more detailed status information or control is required, the Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides
the option to open a console interface for all instances of wpa-supplicants. This console interface
allows monitoring and direct control of the wpa-supplicant.
14.2.3 Log Files on the Client Computer
If verbose output is enabled log files are created for the following components:
The log files can be found in the folder \log located in the installation directory, which by default is
C:\Program Files\BarracudaNG\. Also the Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides a view in the
Advanced Settings section, listing all available log files and providing the functionality to open them in
the default editor.
Table 14–2 Commands for wpa-supplicant
Command Description
status
verbose
Lists all status information available from the wpa-supplicant
logon Starts a new authentication sequence by sending an EAPOL start packet to the switch
logoff Log off the client computer, disabling the line protocol on the port the client is connected to
reassociate Will force a re-association
Using the console interface requires Administrative privileges.
Table 14–3 Components - log files
Component Log Files
Client service phions.log
Barracuda NG Access Monitor phionha.log
For every instance of a running
wpa-supplicant
wpa_supplicant_{adapter_uid}.log