Configuring Port Authenticator Settings For 802.1X - Edge-Core ECS4810-12M Layer 2 Management Manual

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Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication

UTHENTICATOR

Enable 802.1X globally for the switch, and configure EAPOL Pass

Through if required. Then set the user name and password to use when

the switch responds an MD5 challenge from the authentication server.

Figure 197: Configuring Global Settings for 802.1X Port Authentication

Use the Security > Port Authentication (Configure Interface –

Authenticator) page to configure 802.1X port settings for the switch as the

local authenticator. When 802.1X is enabled, you need to configure the

parameters for the authentication process that runs between the client and

the switch (i.e., authenticator), as well as the client identity lookup process

that runs between the switch and authentication server.

"802.1X Port Authentication" on page 727

When the switch functions as a local authenticator between supplicant

devices attached to the switch and the authentication server, configure

the parameters for the exchange of EAP messages between the

authenticator and clients on the Authenticator configuration page.

When devices attached to a port must submit requests to another

authenticator on the network, configure the Identity Profile parameters

on the Configure Global page (see

355) which identify this switch as a supplicant, and configure

the supplicant parameters for those ports which must authenticate

clients through the remote authenticator (see

Supplicant Settings for 802.1X" on page

This switch can be configured to serve as the authenticator on selected

ports by setting the Control Mode to Auto on this configuration page,

and as a supplicant on other ports by the setting the control mode to

Force-Authorized on this page and enabling the PAE supplicant on the

Supplicant configuration page.

"Configuring 802.1X Global Settings"

"Configuring Port

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