D-Link DES-3018 manual Reauthenticate Ports for MAC-based, Parameter Description Port, Auth State

DES-3010F/DES-3010FL/DES-3010G/DES-3016/DES-3018/DES-3026 Fast Ethernet Switch Manual

This window displays the following information:

Parameter Description

Port	The port number of the reauthenticated port.
	The Authenticator State will display one of the following: Initialize, Disconnected, Connecting,
Auth State
	Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuth or ForceUnauth.
	The Backend State will display one of the following: Request, Response, Success, Fail,
BackendState
	Timeout, Idle or Initialize.
	The Operational Controlled Directions are both and in.
OpenDir
	The status of the controlled port can be Authorized or Unauthorized.
PortStatus

NOTE: The user must first globally enable 802.1X in the DES-3026 Web Management Tool window before reauthenticating ports. Information in the Reauthenticate Ports Table cannot be viewed before enabling 802.1X.

NOTE: The uplink module ports (DES-3010F/G ports 9-10, DES-3018 ports 17-18, DES-3026 ports 25-26) do not support the 802.1X function.

Reauthenticate Port(s) for MAC-based 802.1X

To reauthenticate ports for the MAC side of 802.1X, the user must first enable 802.1X by MAC address in the Advanced Settings window. To view the following window, click Security > 802.1X > Reauthenticate

Port(s)

Figure 10- 21. Reauthenticate Ports – MAC based 802.1X

To reauthenticate ports, first choose the range of ports in the From and To field. Then the user must specify the MAC address to be reauthenticated by entering it into the MAC Address field and checking the corresponding check box. To begin the reauthentication, click Apply.

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