Configure A Port For Wired Authentication - 3Com WX4400 Reference Manual

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HAPTER ONFIGURING YSTEM ARAMETERS
If RF Auto-Tuning for power configuration is enabled, setting this value
has no effect. The power level is controlled by RF Auto-Tuning.
10 Click Finish.
Configure a Port for A wired authentication port is an Ethernet port that has 802.1X
Wired Authentication authentication enabled for access control. Like wireless users, users that
are connected to the WX switch over Ethernet can be authenticated
before they can be authorized to use the network. However, data for
wired users is not encrypted after they are authenticated.
For 802.1X clients, wired authentication works only if the clients are
directly attached to the wired authentication port, or are attached
through a hub that does not block forwarding of packets from the client
to the PAE group address (01:80:c2:00:00:03). Wired authentication
works in accordance with the 802.1X specification, which prohibits a
client from sending traffic directly to the MAC address of an
authenticator until the client is authenticated. Instead of sending traffic
to the MAC address of an authenticator, the client sends packets to the
PAE group address. The 802.1X specification prohibits networking
devices from forwarding PAE group address packets, because this would
make it possible for multiple authenticators to acquire the same client.
For non-802.1X clients, who use MAC authentication, WebAAA, or
last-resort authentication, wired authentication works if the clients are
directly attached or indirectly attached.
If you plan to specify a RADIUS server group, configure the group first,
before using the wizard. The wizard does not provide a way to configure
RADIUS servers or groups. (See "Viewing and Configuring RADIUS
Settings" on page 311.)
1 Access the Configure Wired Auth wizard:
a Select the Configuration tool bar option.
b In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.
c Click the plus sign next to System.
d Select Ports.
e Select the row for the port.
f In the Task List panel, select Wired Auth.