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KVM over IP User Manual
The number of times the switch transmits an EAPOL Request Identity frame
without response before considering entering the Guest VLAN is adjusted with
this setting. The value can only be changed if the Guest VLAN option
is globally enabled.
Valid values are in the range [1; 255].
Allow Guest VLAN if EAPOL Seen:
The switch remembers if an EAPOL frame has been received on the port for
the life-time of the port. Once the switch considers whether to enter the Guest
VLAN, it will first check if this option is enabled or disabled. If disabled
(unchecked; default), the switch will only enter the Guest VLAN if an EAPOL
frame has not been received on the port for the life-time of the port. If enabled
(checked), the switch will consider entering the Guest VLAN even if an
EAPOL frame has been received on the port for the life-time of the port.
The value can only be changed if the Guest VLAN option is globally enabled.
Port Configuration
Port:
The port number for which the configuration below applies.
Admin State:
If 802.1X is globally enabled, this selection controls the port's authentication
mode. The following modes are available:
Force Authorized:
In this mode, the switch will send one EAPOL Success frame when the
port link comes up, and any client on the port will be allowed network
access without authentication.
Force Unauthorized:
In this mode, the switch will send one EAPOL Failure frame when the port
link comes up, and any client on the port will be disallowed network
access.
Port-based 802.1X:
In the 802.1X-world, the user is called the supplicant, the switch is the
authenticator, and the RADIUS server is the authentication server. The
authenticator acts as the man-in-the-middle, forwarding requests and
responses between the supplicant and the authentication server. Frames
sent between the supplicant and the switch are special 802.1X frames,
known as EAPOL (EAP Over LANs) frames. EAPOL frames encapsulate
EAP PDUs (RFC3748). Frames sent between the switch and the RADIUS
server are RADIUS packets. RADIUS packets also encapsulate EAP
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