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C HAPTER 14 | Security Measures
Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
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ES-2000 Series
Figure 112: Configuring Global Settings for 802.1X Port Authentication
CONFIGURING PORT
AUTHENTICATOR
SETTINGS FOR 802.1X
Use the Security > Port Authentication (Configure Interface –
Authenticator) page to configure 802.1X port settings for the switch as the
local authenticator. When 802.1X is enabled, you need to configure the
parameters for the authentication process that runs between the client and
the switch (i.e., authenticator), as well as the client identity lookup process
that runs between the switch and authentication server.
COMMAND USAGE
◆ When the switch functions as a local authenticator between supplicant
devices attached to the switch and the authentication server, configure
the parameters for the exchange of EAP messages between the
authenticator and clients on the Authenticator configuration page.
◆ When devices attached to a port must submit requests to another
authenticator on the network, configure the Identity Profile parameters
on the Configure Global page (see "Configuring 802.1X Global Settings"
on page 191) which identify this switch as a supplicant, and configure
the supplicant parameters for those ports which must authenticate
clients through the remote authenticator (see "Configuring Port
Supplicant Settings for 802.1X" on page 196).
◆ This switch can be configured to serve as the authenticator on selected
ports by setting the Control Mode to Auto on this configuration page,
and as a supplicant on other ports by the setting the control mode to
Force-Authorized on this page and enabling the PAE supplicant on the
Supplicant configuration page.
PARAMETERS
These parameters are displayed:
◆ Port – Port number.
◆ Status – Indicates if authentication is enabled or disabled on the port.
The status is disabled if the control mode is set to Force-Authorized.