ZyXEL Communications P-2612HNU-Fx Support Notes page 41

Authentication Port State and Authentication Control
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The port state determines whether or not the supplicant (Wireless Client) is
granted access to the network behind Wireless AP. There are two authentication
port state on the AP, authorized state and unauthorized state.
By default, the port starts in the unauthorized state. While in this state, the port
disallows all the incoming and outgoing data traffic, except for 802.1x packets. When
a supplicant is successfully authenticated, the port transits to the authorized state,
allowing all the traffic for client to flow normally. If a client that does not support the
802.1x is connected to an unauthorized 802.1x port, the authenticator requests the
client' s identity. In this situation, the client does not respond to the 802.1x request;
the port remains in the unauthorized state and the client is not granted access to the
network.
When the 802.1x is enabled, the authenticator controls the port authorization
state by using the following control parameters. The following three authentication
control parameters are applied in the Wireless AP.
1. Force Authorized: Disables the 802.1x and causes the port to transit to the
authorized state without any authentication exchange required. The port transmits
and receives the normal traffic without the 802.1x-based authentication of client.
This is the default port control setting. While the AP is setup as Force Authorized,
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