Using The 802.1X Authentication Function - 802.1X Menu; System Configuration Of 802.1X Network - Sony SNC-CH160 User Manual

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Select Certificates from the list, then click Add.
Certificate Snap-in is displayed.
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Select Computer account as the certificate
administrated in this Snap-in, then click Next.
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Select Local Computer as the computer
administrated in this Snap-in, then click Finish.
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Close Add Standalone Snap-in (for Windows XP
Professional only) and Add/Remove Snap-in...
dialogs.
The items for administrating Certificates appears
in the Console Route window.
Confirm the relevant certificate, then remove it.
Using the 802.1X
Authentication Function
— 802.1X Menu
When you click 802.1X in the Administrator menu, the
802.1X menu appears.
Use this menu to configure the wired port-based
authentication in compliance with the 802.1X standard.
The 802.1X menu consists of three tabs: Common,
Client certificate and CA certificate.
Notes
• To use the 802.1X authentication function, you need
knowledge of the 802.1X authentication (WPA and
WPA2) and digital certificate. To establish an 802.1X
network, you need to configure the authenticator,
authentication server and other elements. For details
on these settings, refer to the manual of the
corresponding equipment.
• When using the 802.1X authentication function,
always configure the settings after setting the date and
time of the camera. If the date and time are incorrect,
port authentication may not be performed correctly.
System configuration of 802.1X
network
The following figure shows a general system
configuration of an 802.1X network.
Authentication server + CA
Using the 802.1X Authentication Function — 802.1X Menu
Supplicant (camera)
Authenticator
(hub or router)
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