Configuration - ZyXEL Communications MGS3600-24F User Manual

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8.6 NAS
Use the NAS sub-menu to configure the Network Access Server. NAS is used to authenticate users on a port-by-port basis.

8.6.1 Configuration

Use the Configuration sub-menu to setup NAS globally and on a port-by-port basis.
To configure NAS:
1. Click Security > NAS
2. Configure the parameters.
3. Click Save.
Parameter description
System Configuration
Mode:

Use this drop-down box to globally enable or disable NAS.
Reauthentication Enabled

Check this check box to reauthenticate authenticated supplicants/clients after the interval specified by
seconds). The Reauthentication for 802.1X-enabled ports can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port or if a suppli-
cant is no longer attached.
For MAC-based ports, reauthentication is only useful if the RADIUS server configuration has changed. It does not involve communication
between the switch and the client, and therefore doesn't imply that a client is still present on a port (see Aging Period below).
EAPOL Timeout:

Use this field to configure the retransmission time
ports.
MGS3600-24F/XGS3600-26F/XGS3600-28F
> Configuration.
and Reauthentication Period:
(1 to 255 seconds) for Request Identity EAPOL frames. This has no effect for MAC-based
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