Chapter 18 Port Authentication

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 45 Advanced Application > Port Authentication > 802.1x > Guest VLAN

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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 enable the guest VLAN feature on this port.

 

Clients that fail authentication are placed in the guest VLAN and can

 

receive limited services.

 

 

Guest Vlan

A guest VLAN is a pre-configured VLAN on the Switch that allows non-

 

authenticated users to access limited network resources through the

 

Switch. You must also enable IEEE 802.1x authentication on the Switch

 

and the associated ports. Enter the number that identifies the guest

 

VLAN.

 

Make sure this is a VLAN recognized in your network.

 

 

Host-mode

Specify how the Switch authenticates users when more than one user

 

connect to the port (using a hub).

 

Select Multi-Hostto authenticate only the first user that connects to

 

this port. If the first user enters the correct credential, any other users

 

are allowed to access the port without authentication. If the first user

 

fails to enter the correct credential, they are all put in the guest VLAN.

 

Once the first user who did authentication logs out or disconnects from

 

the port, rest of the users are blocked until a user does the

 

authentication process again.

 

Select Multi-Secureto authenticate each user that connects to this

 

port.

 

 

Multi-Secure

If you set Host-modeto Multi-Secure, specify the maximum number

Num

of users (between 1 and 24) that the Switch will authenticate on this

 

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 begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

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