4.11.2 Port Access Control

This table is to configure the per port network access control setting. By drawing and select the menu bar to define the port control type. The screen in Figure 4-45 and Figure 4-46 appears.

Figure 4-45Per Port network access control configure table

Figure 4-46802.1X Network access control mode selection

The Network Access Control port configuration table includes the following fields: Table 4-23 Description of the Port Access Control.

 

• Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Port

Selects the port to be configured. When the selection is changed, a screen

 

 

 

refresh will occur causing all fields to be updated for the newly selected port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Admin State

This selector lists the options for control mode. The control mode is only set if the

 

 

 

link status of the port is link up. The options are:

 

 

 

• Auto: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the

 

 

 

outcome of the authentication exchanges between the supplicant,

 

 

 

authenticator, and the authentication server.

 

 

 

• Force authorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the

 

 

 

controlled port to be authorized.

 

 

 

• Force unauthorized: The authenticator port access entity (PAE)

 

 

 

unconditionally sets the controlled port to unauthorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Port State

This field indicates the configured control mode for the port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Re-authenticate

This button begins the re-authentication sequence on the selected port. This

 

 

 

button is only selectable if the control mode is 'auto'. If the button is not selectable,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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