HP Blade bc1500 User Manual page 51

The Port Authentication page contains the following fields:
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Copy From Entry Number — Copies port authentication information from the selected
port.
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To Entry Number(s) — Copies port authentication information to the selected port.
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Port — Displays a list of interfaces on which port-based authentication is enabled.
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User Name — Displays the supplicant user name.
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Current Port Control — Displays the current port authorization state.
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Guest VLAN — Provides limited network access to authorized ports. If a port is denied
network access via port-based authorization, but the Guest VLAN field is enabled, the
port receives limited network access. For example, a network administrator can use
Guest VLANs to deny network access via port-based authentication, but grant Internet
access to unauthorized users. The possible field values are:
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Enable — Enables Guest VLAN.
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Disable — Disables Guest VLAN.
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Periodic Reauthentication — Permits immediate port reauthentication. The possible
field values are:
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Enable — Enables immediate port reauthentication. This is the default value.
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Disable — Disables port reauthentication.
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Reauthentication Period — Displays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected
port is reauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.
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Authenticator State — Displays the current authenticator state.
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Quiet Period — Displays the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet
state following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is 0-65535.
The field default is 60 seconds.
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Resending EAP — Defines the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before EAP
requests are resent. The field default is 30 seconds.
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Max EAP Requests — Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a response is
not received after the defined period, the authentication process is restarted. The field
default is 2 retries.
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Supplicant Timeout — Displays the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before
EAP requests are resent to the supplicant. The field default is 30 seconds.
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Server Timeout — Displays the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before the
device resends a request to the authentication server. The field default is 30 seconds.
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Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication was
terminated.
2. Define the Copy From Entry Number and To Entry Number(s) fields.
3. Click
updated.
To modify the settings:
1. Click Network Security > 802.1x > Port Authentication. The Port Authentication page
opens.
Embedded Web System User Guide
. Port based authentication is globally defined, and the device is
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Configuring Device Security
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