Cisco 200 Series Administration Manual page 187

Configuring Security
Configuring 802. 1 X
Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
• Port—Select a port.
• User Name—Displays the username of the port.
• Current Port Control—Displays the current port authorization state. If the
state is Authorized, the port is either authenticated or the Administrative
Port Control is Force Authorized. Conversely, if the state is Unauthorized,
then the port is either not authenticated or the Administrative Port Control is
Force Unauthorized.
• Administrative Port Control—Select the Administrative Port Authorization
state. The options are:
- Force Unauthorized—Denies the interface access by moving the
interface into the unauthorized state. The switch does not provide
authentication services to the client through the interface.
- Auto—Enables port-based authentication and authorization on the
switch. The interface moves between an authorized or unauthorized
state based on the authentication exchange between the switch and the
client.
- Force Authorized—Authorizes the interface without authentication.
• Authentication Method—802. 1 X Only method is available.
• Periodic Reauthentication—Select to enable port re-authentication
attempts after the specified Reauthentication Period.
• Reauthentication Period—Enter the number of seconds after which the
selected port is reauthenticated.
• Reauthenticate Now—Select to enable immediate port re-authentication.
• Authenticator State—Displays the defined port authorization state. The
options are:
- Force-Authorized—Controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized
(forward traffic).
- Force-Unauthorized—Controlled port state is set to Force-Unauthorized
(discard traffic).
If the port is not in Force-Authorized or Force-Unauthorized, it is in
NOTE
Auto Mode and the authenticator displays the state of the authentication
in progress. After the port is authenticated, the state is shown as
Authenticated.
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