Ruby Tech GS-1224L manual Port Mode, Port Control, Authentication, Port Status, User Manual

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to access the network.

10.When the supplicant issue an EAP-Logoff message to Authentication server, the port you are using is set to be unauthorized.

Fig. 4-15

The 802.1X “Enabled” is the type of authentication supported in the switch. In this mode, for the devices connected to this port, once a supplicant is authorized, the devices connected to this port can access the network resource through this port.

802.1x Port-based Network Access Control function supported by the switch is little bit complex, for it just support basic “Enabled” mode, which can distinguish the device’s MAC address and its VID. The following table is the summary of the combination of the authentication status and the port status versus the status of port mode, set in 802.1x Port mode, port control state, set in 802.1x port setting. Here Entry Authorized means MAC entry is authorized.

Port Mode		Port Control	Authentication	Port Status
Disable	Don’t Care		Don’t Care	Port Uncontrolled
Enabled	Auto		Successful	Port Authorized
Enabled	Auto		Failure	Port Unauthorized
Enabled	ForceUnauthorized		Don’t Care	Port Unauthorized
Enabled		ForceAuthorized	Don’t Care	Port Authorized

Publication date: March, 2007

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