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185 Barracuda NG Network Access Client - Administrator’s Guide

14.2.2

Using the Barracuda NG Access Monitor for Analysis

The Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides within its port security section a listing of all network
interfaces capable of 802.1X, displaying the current status.

Additionally, the Barracuda NG Access Monitor allows opening a command-line interface for the
selected device.

Supplicant console interface

If more detailed status information or control is required, the Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides
the option to open a console interface for all instances of wpa-supplicants. This console interface
allows monitoring and direct control of the wpa-supplicant.

14.2.3

Log Files on the Client Computer

If verbose output is enabled log files are created for the following components:

The log files can be found in the folder \log located in the installation directory, which by default is
C:\Program Files\BarracudaNG\. Also the Barracuda NG Access Monitor provides a view in the

Advanced Settings

section, listing all available log files and providing the functionality to open them in

the default editor.

Table 14–2

Commands for wpa-supplicant

Command

Description

status
verbose

Lists all status information available from the wpa-supplicant

logon

Starts a new authentication sequence by sending an EAPOL start packet to the switch

logoff

Log off the client computer, disabling the line protocol on the port the client is connected to

reassociate

Will force a re-association

Using the console interface requires Administrative privileges.

Table 14–3

Components - log files

Component

Log Files

Client service

phions.log

Barracuda NG Access Monitor

phionha.log

For every instance of a running
wpa-supplicant

wpa_supplicant_{adapter_uid}.log

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