SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual Authorized, 25 .1x Port Configuration

USER AUTHENTICATION

•Max Count – The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port when the Multi-Host operation mode is selected. (Range: 1-20; Default: 5)

•Mode – Sets the authentication mode to one of the following options:

-Auto – Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be denied access.

-Force-Authorized– Forces the port to grant access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise.

-Force-Unauthorized– Forces the port to deny access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise.

•Authorized –

-Yes – Connected client is authorized.

-No – Connected client is not authorized.

-Blank – Displays nothing when dot1x is disabled on a port.

•Supplicant – Indicates the MAC address of a connected client.

•Trunk – Indicates if the port is configured as a trunk port.

Web – Click Security, 802.1x, Port Configuration. Select the authentication mode from the drop-down box and click Apply.

Figure 3-25. 802.1x Port Configuration

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