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This chapter describes the IEEE 802.1x authentication method setup.

16.1 Port Authentication Overview

Port authentication is a way to validate access to ports on the Switch to clients based on an
external server (authentication server). The Switch supports IEEE 802.1x for port
authentication. With IEEE 802.1x
a username and password provided by the user. IEEE 802.1x uses the RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial In User Service, RFC 2138, 2139) protocol to validate users. See
20.2.1 on page 152

16.1.1 IEEE 802.1x Authentication

The following figure illustrates how a client connecting to a IEEE 802.1x authentication
enabled port goes through a validation process. The Switch prompts the client for login
information in the form of a user name and password. When the client provides the login
credentials, the Switch sends an authentication request to a RADIUS server. The RADIUS
server validates whether this client is allowed access to the port.
2. At the time of writing, IEEE 802.1x is not supported by all operating systems. See your operating system
documentation. If your operating system does not support 802.1x, then you may need to install 802.1x client
software.
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, an authentication server validates access to a port based on
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