Planet Technology SGSW-24040R, WGSW-24040R user manual Port State, Max Clients

		User’s Manual of WGSW-24040 / WGSW-24040R
		SGSW-24040 / SGSW-24040R
•	Port	The port number for which the configuration below applies.
•	Admin State	Sets the authentication mode to one of the following options (only used when
		802.1X or MAC-based authentication is globally enabled):

• Auto: Requires an 802.1X-aware client (supplicant) to be authorized by the

authentication server. Clients that are not 802.1X-aware will be denied access.

• Authorized: Forces the port to grant access to all clients, 802.1X-aware or not. The switch transmits an EAPOL Success frame when the port links up.

• Unauthorized: Forces the port to deny access to all clients, 802.1X-aware

or not. The switch transmits an EAPOL Failure frame when the port links up.

• MAC-Based:Enables MAC-based authentication on the port. The switch

		doesn't transmit or accept EAPOL frames on the port. Flooded frames and
		broadcast traffic will be transmitted on the port, whether or not clients are
		authenticated on the port, whereas unicast traffic against an unsuccessfully
		authenticated client will be dropped. Clients that are not (yet) successfully
		authenticated will not be allowed to transmit frames of any kind.
•	Port State	The current state of the port. It can undertake one of the following values:
		• 802.1X Disabled: 802.1X and MAC-based authentication is globally
		disabled.
		• Link Down: 802.1X or MAC-based authentication is enabled, but there is
		no link on the port.
		• Authorized: The port is authorized. This is the case when 802.1X
		authentication is enabled, the port has link, and the Admin State is "Auto"
		and the supplicant is authenticated or the Admin State is "Authorized".
		• Unauthorized: The port is unauthorized. This is the case when 802.1X
		authentication is enabled, the port has link, and the Admin State is "Auto",
		but the supplicant is not (yet) authenticated or the Admin State is
		"Unauthorized".
		• X Auth/Y Unauth: X clients are currently authorized and Y are
		unauthorized. This state is shown when 802.1X and MAC-based
		authentication is globally enabled and the Admin State is set to
		"MAC-Based".
•	Max Clients	This setting applies to ports running MAC-based authentication, only.
		The maximum number of clients allowed on a given port can be configured
		through the list-box and edit-control for this setting. Choosing the value "All" from
		the list-box allows the port to consume up to 104 client state-machines. Choosing
		the value "Specific" from the list-box opens up for entering a specific number of
		maximum clients on the port (1 to 104).

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