GS700TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing Security 6-9
v1.0, December 2007
– None – No authentication method is used to authenticate the port.
•Guest VLAN – Select whether the Guest VLAN is enabled or disabled on the device. The
default VLAN cannot be defined as a Guest VLAN. The possible field values are:
– Disable – Disable the Guest VLAN on the device. This is the default value.
– Enable – Enable using 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.
•Guest VLAN ID – Select the guest VLAN ID from the list of the currently defined
VLANs.
2. Select Disable or Enable for the Port Based Authentication State in the provided field.
3. If you selected Enable for the Port Based Authentication State, then select the
Authentication Method from the list in the provided field.
4. Select Disable or Enable for the Guest VLAN status in the provided field.
5. If you selected Enable for the Guest VLAN field, then select the VLAN ID from the list in the
provided field.
6. Click Apply to update the device.
Advanced
The Port Authentication Advanced menu contains the following options:
•“802.1X Configuration”
•“Port Authentication”
802.1X Configuration
The Advanced 802.1X Configuration screen allows network managers to configure network
authentication parameters. In addition, Guest VLANs are enabled from the Advanced 802.1X
configuration screen.