Linksys SRW2008 - Manual (Page 65)

55 Chapter 5: Using the Web-based Utility for Configuration
Security Tab - Port Security
WebView Switches
Setting Timer screen
Port. Indicates the port name.
Reauthentication Period. Specifies the number of seconds in which the selected port is reauthenticated (Range:
300-4294967295). The field default is 3600 seconds.
Quiet Period. Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the quiet state following a failed
authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
Resending EAP. Specifies the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an EAP - request/
identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before resending the request.
Max EAP Requests. The total amount of EAP requests sent. If a response is not received after the defined period,
the authentication process is restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
Supplicant Timeout. Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP requests are resent to the
supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30 seconds.
Server Timeout. Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the switch resends a request to the
authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30 seconds.
Security Tab - Port Security
Network security can be increased by limiting access on a specific port only to users with specific MAC
addresses. MAC addresses can be dynamically learned or statically configured. Locked port security monitors
both received and learned packets that are received on specific ports. Access to the locked port is limited to
users with specific MAC addresses. These addresses are either manually defined on the port, or learned on that
port up to the point when it is locked. When a packet is received on a locked port, and the packet source MAC
address is not tied to that port (either it was learned on a different port, or it is unknown to the system), the
protection mechanism is invoked, and can provide various options. Unauthorized packets arriving at a locked port
are either:
• Forwarded
• Discarded with no trap
• Discarded with a trap
• Cause the port to be shut down.
Figure 5-33: Security - Port Security
Figure 5-32: 802.1x Settings - Setting Timer