NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS 802.1x Authentication, 1x Authentication Browser Interface Page Options

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

4.Configure the WLAN, specifying the authentication and encryption that matches the wireless client configuration.

802.1x Authentication Page

In the browser interface, you configure 802.1x authentication in the Configuration > Advanced > Security > Authentication Methods > 802.1x Authentication page (Figure 7-3).

Figure 7-3

Table 7-1describes the options on the 802.1x Authentication page:

Table 7-1. 802.1x Authentication Browser Interface Page Options

Parameter	Description	Default
Enable Authentication	Enable 802.1x authentication.	Disabled
Enable Termination	Terminate 802.1x authentication on the WFS709TP	Disabled
Enable Reauthentication	Select this option to force the client to do a 802.1x	Disabled
	re-authentication after the expiration of the default timer for
	re-authentication. The default value of the timer is 24 hours
	(see “Advanced Configuration Options for 802.1x” on
	page 7-6). If the user fails to re-authenticate with valid
	credentials, the state of the user is cleared.

Configuring 802.1x Authentication 7-5

v1.0, June 2007