Configuring Port-Based And User-Based Access Control (802.1X); Contents - ProCurve 2610 Manual

Configuring Port-Based and
User-Based Access Control (802.1X)

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Why Use Port-Based or User-Based Access Control? . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
User Authentication Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
General 802.1X Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Example of the Authentication Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
VLAN Membership Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
General Setup Procedure for 802.1X Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14
Do These Steps Before You Configure 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . 11-14
Overview: Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . 11-16
Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X Authenticators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-17
1. Enable 802.1X Authentication on Selected Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18
2. Reconfigure Settings for Port-Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20
3. Configure the 802.1X Authentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-24
4. Enter the RADIUS Host IP Address(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-25
5. Enable 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-26
6. Optional: Reset Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-26
7. Optional: Configure 802.1X Controlled Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-26
802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-29
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-29
VLAN Membership Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-30
Use Models for 802.1X Open VLAN Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-31
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