Setting 802.1X - Hirschmann Power MICE User Manual

Protection from unauthorized access

6.5.4 Setting 802.1X

Configurating the Radius server
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V Select the Security:802.1x Port Authentication:RA
DIUS-Server dialog
This dialog allows you to enter the data for one, two or three Radius
servers.
V Click on "Create entry" to open the dialog window for entering the
IP address of a Radius server.
V Confirm the IP address entered using "OK".
You thus create a new row in the table for this Radius server.
V In the "UDP port" column you enter the UDP port for the Radius
server.
V In the "Shared secret" column you enter the character string which
you get as a key from the administrator of your Radius server.
V With "Primary server" you name this server as the first server
which the Switch should contact for port authentication queries.
If this server is not available, then the Switch contacts the next
server in the table.
V "Selected server" shows which server the Switch actually sends
its queries to.
V With "Delete entry" you delete the selected row in the table.
Selecting ports
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V Select the Security:802.1x Port Authentication:Port
Configuration dialog
V In the column "Port Control" select "auto" for the Switches at
which you want portbased network control to be active.
Port-Based Network Access Control
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V Select the Security:802.1x Port Authentication:Glo
bal dialog.
V With "Function" you enable the function.
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