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GS752TP, GS728TP, and GS728TPP Gigabit Smart Switches
To configure global 802.1x settings:
1. Select Security Port Authentication Basic 802.1x Configuration.
The following screen displays:
2. Next to the Port Based Authentication State, select the radio button to enable or disable
802.1x administrative mode on the switch.
•Enable. Port-based authentication is permitted on the switch.
•Disable. The switch does not check for 802.1x authentication before allowing traffic
on any ports, even if the ports are configured to allow only authenticated users.
Note: If 802.1x is enabled, authentication is performed by a RADIUS
server. This means the primary authentication method must be
RADIUS. To set the method, select Security Management
Security Authentication List and select RADIUS as method 1 for
defaultList. For more information, see Authentication List
Configuration .
3. Select the radio button in the guest VLAN field to enable or disable Guest VLAN and have
untagged incoming frames go to the Guest VLAN.
4. If you enable the guest VLAN, select the guest VLAN ID.
5. Enter the Guest VLAN Period.
6. Next to the EAPOL Flood Mode field, select whether to enable or disable radio button
forwarding of EAPoL frames when 802.1x is disabled on the device.
7. Click APPLY to update the switch with the new settings.