D-Link DGS-3100 user manual Field, Description, Control, Unit, From Port, To Port, Mode

DGS-3100 Series Gigabit Stackable Managed Switch User Manual

Field	Description
	value.
	Disabled — Disables re-authenticating the port or MAC addresses after the
	port or MAC address authentication has timed out.
Control	Indicates the host status. If there is an asterisk (*), the port is either not
	linked or is down. The possible field values are:
	ForceUnauthorized — Indicates that either the port control is Force
	Unauthorized and the port link is down, or the port control is Auto but a
	client has not been authenticated via the port.
	ForceAuthorized — Indicates that the port control is Forced Authorized,
	and clients have full port access.
	Auto — Indicates that the port control is Auto and at least single client or
	single MAC has been authenticated via the port.
Unit	Indicate the stacking member for which the 802.1X parameters are defined.
From Port	Indicates the first port for which the 802.1X parameters are defined.
To Port	Indicates the last port for which the 802.1X parameters are defined.
Mode	Indicates the 802.1X mode enabled on the device. The possible field values
	are:
	Port Base — Enables 802.1X on ports. This is the default value.
	MAC Base — Enables 802.1X on MAC addresses.

2.Enable or disable the 802.1X status in the 802.1X field.

3.Define the Mode field (MAC Base for MAC Authentication)

4.In the 802.1X Port Access Control section, define the time fields.

5.Set the ReAuthEnabled field and the Control fields.

6.Set the values in the Unit, From Port, and To Port fields.

7.Click . The MAC Authentication is configured, and the device is updated.

In order to activate MAC Based Authentication, the user should first enable 802.1X globally on the switch. Then the user should define the port(s) that needs to be configured for MAC Authentication.

In the Mode control the user needs to select the ‘MAC Base‘option.

In addition to that the user needs to switch the ‘port Control’ to Auto and enable reauthentication In order to complete the configuration the port must be member in the guest VLAN.

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