SMC Networks SMC8024L2 Management Manual page 52

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intrude and possibly gain access to sensitive network data. With IEEE
802.1X (dot1X), access to all switch ports in a network can be centrally
controlled from a server, which means that authorized users can use the
same credentials for authentication from any point within the network.
802.1 X Setting
The IEEE 802.1x standard defines a port-based access control procedure
that prevents unauthorized access to a network by requiring users to first
submit credentials for authentication.
Field Attributes
System Setting
• Mode - Indicates if 802.1x protocol is globally enabled or disabled on the
switch.
• RADIUS IP - Set RADIUS server IP address.
• RADIUS UDP Port - Set up UDP Port for the external RADIUS
server.
• RADIUS Secret - Set the secret shared between the switch and the
RADIUS server.
• Reauthentication Enabled - Sets the client to be re-authenticated after
the interval specified by the Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication
can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port.
• Reauthentication Period - Sets the time period after which a
connected client must be re-authenticated.
• EAP timeout - The time the switch shall wait for the supplicant
response before re-transmitting a packet.
Port Setting
• Port - The port ID. It can not be changed.
• Admin State - Sets the authentication mode to one of the following
options:
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Auto - Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the
authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be