Compound Authentication Settings - D-Link DWS-3160-24TC Reference Manual

DWS-3160 Series Gigabit Ethernet Unified Switch Web UI Reference Guide

Compound Authentication Settings

Users can configure Authorization Network State Settings and compound authentication methods for a port or ports
on the Switch.
To view this window, click Security > Compound Authentication > Compound Authentication Settings as
shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
Authorization Attributes
State
Authentication Server
Failover
From Port / To Port
Authentication Methods
Figure 11-37 Compound Authentication Settings window
Description
Click the radio buttons to enable or disable the Authorization Network State.
Click the radio buttons to configure the authentication server failover function.
Local. The switch will resort to using the local database to authenticate the
client. If the client fails on local authentication, the client is regarded as un-
authenticated, otherwise, it authenticated.
Permit. The client is always regarded as authenticated. If guest VLAN is
enabled, clients will stay on the guest VLAN, otherwise, they will stay on the
original VLAN.
Block (default setting). The client is always regarded as un-authenticated.
Use the drop-down menus to select a range of ports to be enabled as
compound authentication ports.
The compound authentication method options include: None, Any (MAC,
802.1X, or CP), 802.1X+IMPB, MAC+IMPB, and IMPB+CP.
None - all compound authentication methods are disabled.
Any (MAC, 802.1X or CP) - if any of the authentication methods pass, then
access will be granted. In this mode, MAC, 802.1X, and CP can be enabled
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