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Figure 11- 29. Authenticator State window – MAC-Based 802.1X
This window displays the Authenticator State for individual ports on a selected device. A polling interval between 1 and 60 seconds can be set using the
ParameterDescription
MAC Address
Auth PAE State
Backend State
Port Status
Displays the Authenticator MAC address.
The Authenticator PAE State value can be: Initialize, Disconnected, Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, Force_Auth or Force_Unauth.
The Backend Authentication State can be Request, Response, Success, Fail, Timeout, Idle or Initialize.
Controlled Port Status can be Authorized or Unauthorized.
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