Assigning An Lldp Profile To A Port Or Ports In A Lag; 802.1X Authentication - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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802.1x authentication

Assigning an LLDP profile to a port or ports in a LAG

You create LLDP profiles using the Edit Switch dialog box, which you access from the DCB
Configuration dialog box. Global configuration parameters, which is the default selection, are
displayed in the Assigned Profile table.
NOTE
A yellow banner displayed on the LLDP-DCBX dialog box indicates that LLDP-DCBX is disabled on the
switch. The configuration options become functional when LLDP-DCBX is enabled on the switch.
1. Select Configure > DCB from the menu bar.
2. Select a port or link aggregation group (LAG), and click Edit.
3. Click the LLDP-DCBX tab on the Edit Port or Edit LAG dialog box.
4. Click Assign an LLDP profile to <port name> button to enable the feature.
5. Select an LLDP profile from the Available Profiles list.
6. When you have finished the configuration, click OK to launch the Deploy to Ports/LAGs dialog

802.1x authentication

802.1x is a standard authentication protocol that defines a client-server-based access control and
authentication protocol. 802.1x restricts unknown or unauthorized clients from connecting to a
LAN through publicly accessible ports.
NOTE
802.1x is not supported for internal ports.
A switch must be enabled for 802.1x authentication before you configure its parameters. See
"Setting 802.1x parameters for a port"
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The DCB Configuration dialog box displays, showing the status of all DCB-related hardware and
functions.
The Assign an LLDP profile dialog box displays.
NOTE
Assign the Global Configuration is the default. The Available Profiles list is disabled if global
configuration is selected. In addition, the Assign an LLDP profile button is disabled if no LLDP
profiles exist on the switch.
box. Refer to "Switch, port, and LAG deployment" on page 473 for more information.
for more information.
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