D-Link DES-6500 - Switch User Manual page 132

This screen allows you to set the following features:
Parameter
Unit
From [ ] To [ ]
AdmCtrlDir
PortControl
TxPeriod
xStack DES-6500 Modular Layer 3 Chassis Ethernet Switch User Manual
Figure 6- 97. 802.1X Authenticator Settings – Modify window
Description
Choose the Switch ID number of the line card in the chassis to be modified.
Enter the port or ports to be set.
Sets the administrative-controlled direction to either in or both.
If in is selected, control is only exerted over incoming traffic through the port you selected in
the first field.
If both is selected, control is exerted over both incoming and outgoing traffic through the
controlled port selected in the first field.
This allows you to control the port authorization state.
Select forceAuthorized to disable 802.1X and cause the port to transition to the authorized
state without any authentication exchange required. This means the port transmits and
receives normal traffic without 802.1X-based authentication of the client.
If forceUnauthorized is selected, the port will remain in the unauthorized state, ignoring all
attempts by the client to authenticate. The Switch cannot provide authentication services to
the client through the interface.
If Auto is selected, it will enable 802.1X and cause the port to begin in the unauthorized
state, allowing only EAPOL frames to be sent and received through the port. The
authentication process begins when the link state of the port transitions from down to up, or
when an EAPOL-start frame is received. The Switch then requests the identity of the client
and begins relaying authentication messages between the client and the authentication
server.
The default setting is Auto.
This sets the TxPeriod of time for the authenticator PAE state machine. This value
determines the period of an EAP Request/Identity packet transmitted to the client. The
default setting is 30 seconds.
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