Web and MAC Authentication

Client Status

Client Status

The table below shows the possible client status information that may be reported by a Web-based or MAC-basedshow... clients’ command.

Reported Status

Available Network

 

Possible Explanations

 

Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

authenticated

Authorized VLAN

 

Client authenticated. Remains

 

 

 

connected until logoff-period or

 

 

 

reauth-period expires.

authenticating

Switch only

 

Pending RADIUS request.

rejected-no vlan

No network access

1.

Invalid credentials supplied.

 

 

2. RADIUS Server difficulties. See log

 

 

 

file.

 

 

3. If unauth-vid is specified it cannot be

 

 

 

successfully applied to the port. An

 

 

 

authorized client on the port has

 

 

 

precedence.

rejected-unauth vlan

Unauthorized VLAN only

1.

Invalid credentials supplied.

 

 

2. RADIUS Server difficulties. See log

 

 

 

file.

timed out-no vlan

No network access

 

RADIUS request timed out. If unauth-

 

 

 

vid is specified it cannot be

 

 

 

successfully applied to the port. An

 

 

 

authorized client on the port has

 

 

 

precedence. Credentials resubmitted

 

 

 

after quiet-period expires.

timed out-unauth vlan

Unauthorized VLAN only

 

RADIUS request timed out. After the

 

 

 

quiet-period expires credentials are

 

 

 

resubmitted when client generates

 

 

 

traffic.

unauthenticated

Switch only

 

Waiting for user credentials.

 

 

 

 

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