Configuring Port Authenticator Settings For 802.1X - Edge-Core ES3528MV2 Management Manual

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To configure global settings for 802.1X:
Click Security, Port Authentication.
1.
Select Configure Global from the Step list.
2.
Enable 802.1X globally for the switch, and configure EAPOL Pass
3.
Through if required. Then set the user name and password to use when
the switch responds an MD5 challenge from the authentication server.
Click Apply
4.
Figure 214: 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.
CLI R
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"802.1X Port Authentication" on page 848
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When the switch functions as a local authenticator between supplicant
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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.
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Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication