Configure A Port For Wired Authentication - 3Com WX1200 Reference Manual

Configure a Port for
Wired Authentication
6 Click Next.
The non-editable number (1 or 2) indicates the radio number on the MAP.
7 To enable the radio, select Enabled.
8 In the Channel Number list, select the channel number for the radio.
If RF Auto-Tuning for channel configuration is enabled, setting this value
has no effect. The channel number is controlled by RF Auto-Tuning.
9 In the Transmit Power box, specify the transmit power for the radio.
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.
A wired authentication port is an Ethernet port that has 802.1X
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 an authenticator's MAC address
until the client is authenticated. Instead of sending traffic to the
authenticator's MAC address, 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 300.)
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