802.1X User Settings - D-Link DGS-3000 Series Reference Manual

Port Control
Capability
Direction
Forward EAPOL PDU
Max Users (1-448)
Click the Refresh button to refresh the display table so that new entries will appear.
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

802.1X User Settings

Users can set different 802.1X users in switch's local database.
To view this window, click Security > 802.1X > 802.1X User Settings as shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
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default setting is Disabled.
This allows the user to control the port authorization state.
Select ForceAuthorized to disable 802.1X and cause the port to transition to the
authorized state without any authentication exchange required. This means the port
transmits and receives normal traffic without 802.1X-based authentication of the
client.
If ForceUnauthorized is selected, the port will remain in the unauthorized state,
ignoring all attempts by the client to authenticate. The Switch cannot provide
authentication services to the client through the interface.
If Auto is selected, it will enable 802.1X and cause the port to begin in the
unauthorized state, allowing only EAPOL frames to be sent and received through
the port. The authentication process begins when the link state of the port
transitions from down to up, or when an EAPOL-start frame is received. The Switch
then requests the identity of the client and begins relaying authentication messages
between the client and the authentication server.
The default setting is Auto.
This allows the 802.1X Authenticator settings to be applied on a per-port basis.
Select Authenticator to apply the settings to the port. When the setting is activated,
a user must pass the authentication process to gain access to the network. Select
None disable 802.1X functions on the port.
Sets the administrative-controlled direction to Both or In. If Both is selected, control
is exerted over both incoming and outgoing traffic through the controlled port
selected in the first field. If In is selected, the control is only exerted over incoming
traffic through the port the user selected in the first field.
This is a port setting to control the forwarding of EAPOL PDU. When 802.1X
functionality is disabled globally or for a port, and if 802.1X forward PDU is enabled
both globally and for the port, a received EAPOL packet on the port will be flooded
in the same VLAN to those ports for which 802.1X forward PDU is enabled and
802.1X is disabled (globally or just for the port). The default state is disabled.
Specifies the maximum number of users. The maximum user limit is 448 users. The
default is 16. Select the No Limit check box to have 448 users.
Figure 8-11 802.1X User Settings window
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