3Com S7906E Configuration Manual page 1816

Security Volume Organization
Manual Version
20091015-C-1.00
Product Version
Release 6605 and Later
Organization
The Security Volume is organized as follows:
Features
AAA
802.1X
MAC Authentication
Portal
Port Security
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) provide a uniform
framework used for configuring these three security functions to
implement the network security management. This document describes:
Introduction to AAA, RADIUS and HWTACACS
AAA configuration
RADIUS configuration
HWTACACS configuration
IEEE 802.1X (hereinafter simplified as 802.1X) is a port-based network
access control protocol that is used as the standard for LAN user access
authentication. This document describes:
802.1X overview
802.1X configuration
802.1X Guest-VLAN configuration
MAC authentication provides a way for authenticating users based on
ports and MAC addresses; it requires no client software to be installed on
the hosts. This document describes:
RADIUS-Based MAC Authentication
Local MAC Authentication
Portal authentication, as its name implies, helps control access to the
Internet. This document describes:
Portal overview
Portal configuration
Port security is a MAC address-based security mechanism for network
access controlling. It is an extension to the existing 802.1X authentication
and MAC authentication. This document describes:
Enabling Port Security
Setting the Maximum Number of Secure MAC Addresses
Setting the Port Security Mode
Configuring Port Security Features
Configuring Secure MAC Addresses
Ignoring Authorization Information from the Server
Description