Reauthenticate Port(S) For Port Based 802.1X - D-Link DES-6500 Manual

Reauthenticate Port(s) for Port Based 802.1x

This window allows you to reauthenticate a port or group of ports by choosing a port or group of ports by using the pull
down menus From and To and clicking Apply. The Reauthenticate Port Table displays the current status of the
reauthenticated port(s) once you have clicked Apply.
Click Configuration > Port Access Entity > PAE System Control > Reauthenticate Port(s) to open the
Reauthenticate Port window:
Figure 6- 98. Reauthenticate Port and Reauthenticate Port Table window
This window displays the following information:
Parameter
Unit
Port
MAC Address
Auth PAE State
BackendState
PortStatus
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Description
Choose the Switch ID number of the Switch in the switch stack to be modified.
The port number of the reauthenticated port.
Displays the physical address of the Switch where the port resides.
The Authenticator State will display one of the following: Initialize, Disconnected,
Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuth, ForceUnauth,
and N/A.
The Backend State will display one of the following: Request, Response, Success, Fail,
Timeout, Idle, Initialize, and N/A.
The status of the controlled port can be Authorized, Unauthorized, or N/A.
NOTE: The user must first globally enable 802.1X in the Advanced
Settings window in the Configuration folder before reauthenticating
ports. Information in the Reauthenticate Ports Table cannot be viewed
before enabling 802.1X.
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