HP 517 802.11ac Unified Walljack Configuration Guide v6.4.0

Authentication
This option is only available if the VSC binding option is not enabled.
Authentication can be enabled on Ports 1 to 4, allowing access to the ports to be controlled using
the MAC address of a client station or via 802.1X. If a client station fails to authenticate, access
to the port is blocked unless the Quarantine VLAN option (under VLAN) is enabled, in which case
access is enabled but all traffic is forced onto the specified quarantine VLAN.
If both authentication options are enabled at the same time, then:
• 802.1X takes priority for client stations that are 802.1X enabled. If 802.1X authentication
fails, MAC authentication is not checked and the client station fails to authenticate.
• MAC authentication takes priority for client stations that are not 802.1X enabled. If MAC
authentication fails, then the client station fails to authenticate.
NOTE: Only one authenticated MAC address is supported per port. This means that:
• If multiple devices are connect to a switch port via a hub, only one device (or user) can gain
access at a time.
• A computer cannot be connected to the data port on an IP phone that is connected to a switch
port. The computer must be plugged into its own switch port.
40 Configuring the switch ports