XS712T Smart Switch

The following table describes the fields on the Port Summary screen.

Table 27. IEEE 802.1X port summary information

 

Field

Description

 

 

Port

The port whose settings are displayed in the current table row.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Mode

Defines the port authorization state. The control mode is only set if the

 

 

 

link status of the port is link up. The possible field values are:

 

 

 

Auto. Automatically detects the mode of the interface.

 

 

 

Force Authorized. Places the interface into an authorized state

 

 

 

 

without being authenticated. The interface sends and receives

 

 

 

 

normal traffic without client port-based authentication.

 

 

 

Force Unauthorized. Denies the selected interface system access

 

 

 

 

by moving the interface into unauthorized state. The switch cannot

 

 

 

 

provide authentication services to the client through the interface.

 

 

 

MAC Based. Selects MAC Based authentication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Control Mode

This field indicates the control mode under which the port is actually

 

 

 

operating. Possible values are:

 

 

 

ForceUnauthorized

 

 

 

ForceAuthorized

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

• N/A: If the port is in detached state it cannot participate in port

 

 

 

 

access control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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