The Port Based Authentication page contains the following fields:
•Port Based Authentication State — Permits port based authentication on the device. The possible field values are:
–Enable — Enables port based authentication on the device.
–Disable — Disables port based authentication on the device.
•Authentication Method — Indicates the Authentication method used. The possible field values are:
–None — Indicates that no authentication method is used to authenticate the port.
–RADIUS — Indicates that port authentication is performed via RADIUS server.
–RADIUS, None — Indicates that port authentication is performed first via the RADIUS server. If the port is not authenticated, then no authentication method is used, and the session is permitted.
•Guest VLAN — Specifies whether the Guest VLAN is enabled on the device. The possible field values are:
–Enable — Enables use of a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. If a Guest VLAN is enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected in the VLAN List field.
–Disable — Disables use of a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. This is the default.
•VLAN List — Contains a list of VLANs. The Guest VLAN is selected from the VLAN list.
Interface Parameters
•Interface — Contains an interface list for which port based authentication is enabled.
•User Name — Indicates the supplicant
•Admin Interface Control — Defines the port authorization state. The possible field values are:
–Auto — Enables port based authentication on the device. The interface moves between an authorized or unauthorized state based on the authentication exchange between the device and the client.
–Authorized — Places the interface into an authorized state without being authenticated. The interface resends and receives normal traffic without client port based authentication.
–Unauthorized — Denies the selected interface system access by moving the interface into unauthorized state. The device cannot provide authentication services to the client through the interface.
•Current Interface Control — The current port authorization state.
•Authentication Type — Specifies the type of authentication on the port. The possible field values are:
–802.1x Only — Sets the authentication type to 802.1x based authentication only.
–MAC Only — Sets the authentication type to MAC based authentication only.
–802.1x & MAC — Sets the authentication type to 802.1x based authentication and MAC based authentication.
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