ES-2048 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 36 Port Authentication: 802.1x

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Active

Select this check box to permit 802.1x authentication on the switch.

 

Note: You must first enable 802.1x authentication on the switch

 

before configuring it on each port.

Port

This field displays a port number.

 

 

*

Settings in this row apply to all ports.

 

Use this row only if you want to make some settings the same for all ports. Use this

 

row first to set the common settings and then make adjustments on a port-by-port

 

basis.

 

Note: Changes in this row are copied to all the ports as soon as you

 

make them.

Active

Select this checkbox to permit 802.1x authentication on this port. You must first allow

 

802.1x authentication on the switch before configuring it on each port.

Reauthentication

Specify if a subscriber has to periodically re-enter his or her username and

 

password to stay connected to the port.

Reauthentication

Specify how often a client has to re-enter his or her username and password to stay

Timer

connected to the port.

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the switch’s run-time memory. The switch loses

 

these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top

 

navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are

 

done configuring.

Cancel

Click Cancel to reset the fields.

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