Vivotek VS8801 User Manual page 41

IEEE 802.1x
Advanced Mode
Enable this function if your network environment uses IEEE 802.1x, which is a port-based network
access control. The network devices, intermediary switch/access point/hub, and RADIUS server must
support and enable 802.1x settings.
The 802.1x standard is designed to enhance the security of local area networks, which provides
authentication to network devices (clients) attached to a network port (wired or wireless). If all certificates
between client and server are verified, a point-to-point connection will be enabled; if authentication fails,
access on that port will be prohibited. 802.1x utilizes an existing protocol, the Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP), to facilitate communication.
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The components of a protected network with 802.1x authentication:
Supplicant
(Video Server)
1.
Supplicant: A client end user (video server), which requests authentication.
2.
Authenticator (an access point or a switch): A "go between" which restricts unauthorized end users
from communicating with the authentication server.
3.
Authentication server (usually a RADIUS server): Checks the client certificate and decides whether to
accept the end user's access request.
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VIVOTEK video servers support two types of EAP methods to perform authentication: EAP-PEAP and
EAP-TLS.
Please follow the steps below to enable 802.1x settings:
1. Before connecting the video server to the protected network with 802.1x, please apply a digital
certificate from a Certificate Authority (ie. MIS of your company) which can be validated by a RADIUS
server.
2. Connect the video server to a PC or notebook outside of the protected LAN. Open the configuration
page of the video server as shown below. Select EAP-PEAP or EAP-TLS as the EAP method. In the
following blanks, enter your ID and password issued by the CA, then upload related certificate(s).
Authenticator
(Network Switch)
VIVOTEK
Authentication Server
(RADIUS Server)
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