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Figure 8-5. Re-authenticated Protocol Internation
4. 802.1x Ports Status
Ports Status here indicates physical ports status of switch, which include four statuses: N/A
status, Auto stauts, Force-authorized status, and Force-unauthorized status. All ports will be in
N/A status if switch does not unpack 802.1x. 802.1x of switch must be used first if ports of switch
need to be set into Auto, Force-authorized, and Force-unauthorized statuses.
All users can visit Internet without authentification if switch's port is in N/A status. Please throw
away 802. 1x protocol packets if received from this port.
All users can visit Internet without authentification if switch's port is in Force-authorized status.
Switch will send back EAP-Success packet if it receive EAPOL-Start packet from this port.
Please throw away other 802. 1x protocol packets if received from this port.
All users cannot visit Internet if switch's port is in Force-unauthorized status, authenrization
request cannot pass forever. Please throw away 802. 1x protocol packets if received from this
port.
All users can visit Internet only with authentification if switch's port is in Auto status. About
802.1x protocol Internation please refer to Figure 8-4. The port generally needs to be set into
Auto status if user need authenticaiton. Switch should engage an item in RULE List of FFP if its
port is set into Auto status.
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