Allied Telesis AT-S60 - Manual (Page 559)

AT-S60 Management Software User’s Guide
Section V: Security Features 559
Setting the Port Access Role
Use this procedure to configure a port with an access role of
authenticator or supplicant. For information about authenticators and
supplicants, see the 802.1x Port-based Access Network Control Overview
on page 550.
The number of ports you assign as authenticators and supplicants is only
limited by the number of ports on a card. In addition, you can assign
both authenticators and supplicants to one line card. For example, there
are 8 ports on an AT-8411 line card. You can assign 4 ports with the role
of authenticators and 4 ports with the role of supplicants.
Note
When you configure a port as an authenticator or supplicant, the
port security level is automatically changed to PA (Port Access). It
cannot be changed as long as the port is functioning as an
authenticator or supplicant. For more information about port
security levels, see Port Security Overview on page 470.
To configure port-based access control, perform the following
procedure:
1. From the Main Menu, type 6 to select Security Menu.
The Security Menu is shown in Figure 151 on page 473.
2. From the Security Menu, select Port Access Control.
The Port Access Control Menu is shown in Figure 180 on page 557.
3. To configure a port or a list of ports with a port access role, type 3 to
select Configure Port Access Role.
The following prompt is displayed:
Enter port-list:
4. Enter a port or a range of ports that you want to configure.
For information about how to specify ports, see Specifying Ports
on page 34.