Cisco SF500-24 Administration Manual page 336

Configuring Security
Configuring 802. 1 X
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open for all who want to access the network. If the host authentication fails,
or an EAPOL-logoff message is received, all attached clients are denied
access to the network.
• Multiple Sessions—Enables the number of specific authorized hosts to
access the port. Each host is treated as if it were the first and only user and
must be authenticated. Filtering is based on the source MAC address.
To define 802. 1 X advanced settings for ports:
Click Security > 802.1X > Host and Session Authentication. The Host and
Session Authentication page is displayed.
802. 1 X authentication parameters are described for all ports. All fields except the
following are described in the
• Status—Displays the host status. An asterisk indicates that the port is either
not linked or is down. The options are:
- Unauthorized—Either the port control is Force Unauthorized and the
port link is down, or the port control is Auto but a client has not been
authenticated via the port.
- Force-Authorized—Clients have full port access.
- Single-host Lock—Port control is Auto and only a single client has been
authenticated by using the port.
- No Single Host—Port control is Auto and Multiple Hosts mode is enabled.
At least one client has been authenticated.
- Not in Auto Mode—Auto port control is not enabled.
• Number of Violations—Displays the number of packets that arrive on the
interface in single-host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the
supplicant MAC address.
Select a port, and click Edit. The Edit Host and Session Authentication page is
displayed.
Enter the parameters.
• Interface—Enter a port number for which host authentication is enabled.
• Host Authentication—Select one of the modes. These modes are
described above in Defining Host and Session Authentication.
The following fields are only relevant if you select Single in the Host
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Authentication field.
Edit Host and Session Authentication
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