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available to the user, or the user is denied access to the network.

The RADIUS servers make the network a lot easier to manage for the administrator by gathering and storing the user lists.

Figure 44 – Security > 802.1X Setting

By default, 802.1X is Disabled. To use EAP for security, select Enabled and set the 802.1X Global Settings for the Radius Server and applicable authentication information.

Authentication Port: sets primary port for security monitoring. Default is 1812.

Key: Masked password matching the Radius Server Key.

Confirm Key: Enter the Key a second time for confirmation.

TxPeriod: Sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an EAP-request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the request. Default is 24 seconds.

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