View The Client Summary - NETGEAR S350 Series User Manual

S350 Series 24-Port (PoE+) and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switches
The following table describes the fields on the Port Summary page.
Table 57. Port summary
Field
Port
Control Mode
Operating Control Mode
Reauthentication Enabled
Port Status

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You can display information about supplicant devices that are connected to the local
authenticator ports. If no active 802.1X sessions exist, the table is empty.
To view the client summary:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Discover or Change the Switch IP
Address on page 12.
Manage Device Security
Description
The port whose settings are displayed in the current table row.
This field indicates the configured control mode for the port. The options are as
follows:
• Force Unauthorized. The authenticator port access entity (PAE)
unconditionally sets the controlled port to unauthorized.
• Force Authorized. The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled
port to authorized.
• Auto. The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the
outcome of the authentication exchanges between the supplicant,
authenticator, and the authentication server.
• MAC Based. The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the
outcome of authentication exchanges between a supplicant, an authenticator,
and an authentication server on a per supplicant basis.
The control mode under which the port is actually operating. The options are as
follows:
• ForceUnauthorized
• ForceAuthorized
• Auto
• MAC Based
• N/A: If the port is in detached state, it cannot participate in port access control.
This field shows whether reauthentication of the supplicant for the specified port is
allowed. The option is True or False. If the value is True, reauthentication occurs.
Otherwise, reauthentication is not allowed.
The authorization status of the specified port. The options are Authorized,
Unauthorized, and N/A. If the port is in detached state, the value is N/A because the
port cannot participate in port access control.
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