GS700TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual

The Port Authentication screen contains the following fields:

Interface – Displays the interfaces.

User Name – Displays the supplicant (client) user name, once the user is authenticated.

Port Control – Select the port authorization state.

Auto – The port control is Auto and a single client has been authenticated via the port.

Authorized – The port control is Forced Authorized, and clients have full port access.

Unauthorized – Either the port control is force Unauthorized, or the port control is Auto but a client has not been authenticated via the port.

Guest VLAN – Select whether the Guest VLAN is enabled or disabled on the port. The default VLAN cannot be defined as a Guest VLAN. The possible field values are:

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.

Disable – Disable the Guest VLAN on the port. This is the default value.

Periodic Reauthentication – Select whether periodic port reauthentication is enabled or disabled. The possible field values are:

Enable – Enable periodic port reauthentication.

Disable – Disable port reauthentication. This is the default value.

Reauthentication Period – Enter the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is reauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.

Authenticator State – Displays whether immediate port reauthentication is enabled or disabled. The possible field values are:

Enable – Immediate port reauthentication is enabled.

Disable – Immediate port reauthentication is disabled. This is the default value.

Quiet Period – Enter the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is 0-65535. The field default is 60 seconds.

Resending EAP – Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before EAP requests are resent. The field default is 30 seconds.

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