HP Manager Software manual Configuring Wired, Authentication, Ports

222CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING WX SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PARAMETERS

Configuring Wired	A wired authentication port is an Ethernet port that has 802.1X
Authentication	authentication enabled for access control. Like wireless users, users that
Ports	are connected to the WX switch over Ethernet can be authenticated
	before they can be authorized to use the network. However, data for
	wired users is not encrypted after they are authenticated.

To configure wired authentication ports:

1Do one of the following:

„Open the WX Switch wizard, then select Wired Authentication in the organizer list of the System and Administrative page.

„In the Organizer panel, select Ports / MAPs under a WX switch, then select Config > Edit. Click on Wired Authentication at the top of the wizard.

2To specify a port as a wired authentication port, select Wired Auth. Enabled for the port.

To specify all the ports as wired authentication ports, select the Wired Auth. Enabled checkbox in the upper left corner of the Setup area.

If the port is currently a MAP access port, you are prompted to choose whether to reconfigure it.

3Click in the Name column for a wired authentication port you enabled, and type a name for it (1 to 16 alphanumeric characters, with no spaces or tabs).

4Click the 802.1X User Treatment column and choose an option:

„Force Authorized — Specifies that the controlled port is unconditionally authorized. All 802.1X authentication attempts respond with an EAP success message.

„Force Unauthorized — Specifies that the controlled port is unconditionally unauthorized. All 802.1X authentication attempts respond with an EAP failure message.

„Automatic — Specifies that the WX switch processes 802.1X authentication normally using the authentication configuration. This is the default value.

5In the Maximum Sessions column, double-click, and type the maximum number of sessions allowed (1 up to as many as you need). The default is 1.