Panasonic ZEQUO 2200 Operating Instructions Manual page 648

67. 802.1X Commands
You can register users in a local database in the authentication Switching
Hub and use the database in place of a RADIUS server or as a RADIUS
server failover.
 Port-based authentication and MAC-based authentication
You need to change the authentication method depending on how you connect the
client to the port for the authentication Switching Hub. This Switching Hub allows
you to select port-based or MAC-based authentication.
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Port-based authentication: Authorize a port to which the client is connected.
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MAC-based authentication: Authorize based on the MAC address of the client
connected. It authorizes even in an environment where multiple clients
communicate on a single port of the authentication Switching Hub (e.g. using an
island hub). You can register up to 448 MAC addresses per port.
For authentication in an edge hub, a Switching Hub acting as an edge hub
requires the EAP packet forwarding function. An EAP frame is
communication data used for an authentication process. If devices are
connected via a Switching Hub not supporting the EAP packet forwarding
function, EAP frames are discarded and authentication is not performed
(This Switching Hub supports the EAP packet forwarding function).
Figure 67-2 Authentication in edge hub
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