NETGEAR GSM7252PS - ProSafe 52 Ports Gigabit Ethernet L2 Managed Stackable Switch User Manual page 473

ProSafe® Gigabit L3 Managed Stackable Switches Software Administration Manual
To configure 802.1X settings for the port:
1. Select the check box next to the port to configure. You can also select multiple check
boxes to apply the same settings to the select ports, or select the check box in the
heading row to apply the same settings to all ports.
2. For the selected port(s), specify the following settings:
• Control Mode - This selector lists the options for control mode. The control mode is
only set if the link status of the port is link up. The options are:
• 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 the authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator,
and the authentication server on a per supplicant basis.
• Quiet Period - This input field allows the user to configure the quiet period for the
selected port. This command sets the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the
authenticator state machine on this port to define periods of time in which it will not
attempt to acquire a supplicant. The quiet period is the period for which the
authenticator does not attempt to acquire a supplicant after a failed authentication
exchange with the supplicant. The quiet period must be a number in the range of 0
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