Planet Technology WGSW-48040 - Manual (Page 76)

User’s Manual of WGSW-24020/WGSW-48040
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■ 802.1X Settings of WGSW-Switch
Port based authentication enables authenticating system users on a per-port basis via an external server. Only authenticated
and approved system users can transmit and receive data. Ports are authenticated via the RADIUS server using the
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) . Refer to figure 4-32.
Figure 4-32 802.1x setting screen
The Page contains the following fields:
Enable 802.1x
Place a checkmark in the check box to enable 802.1x, authentication.
Port
Indicates the port name.
Status Port Control
This specifies the port authorization state. The possible field values are as follows:
• Force-Authorized, the controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized (forward
traffic).
• Force-Unauthorized, the controlled port state is set to Force-Unauthorized
(discard traffic).
Enable Periodic
Re-authentication
Permits immediate port re-authentication. The Setting Timer button opens the
Setting Timer screen to configure ports for 802.1x functionality.