Reauthenticate Port(S) For Mac-Based 802.1X - D-Link DES-6500 - Switch User Manual

Parameter
Unit
Port
MAC Address
Auth PAE State
BackendState
PortStatus

Reauthenticate Port(s) for MAC-based 802.1x

To reauthenticate ports for the MAC side of 802.1x, the user must first enable 802.1x by MAC address in the Advanced Settings
window. Click Configuration > Port Access Entity > PAE System Control > Reauthenticate Port(s) to open the following
window:
To reauthenticate ports, first choose the line card in the chassis by using the Unit pull-down menu, then the range of ports in the
From and To field. Then the user must specify the MAC address to be reauthenticated by entering it into the MAC Address field
and checking the corresponding check box. To begin the reauthentication, click Apply.
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Description
Choose the Switch ID number of the line card in the chassis to be modified.
The port number of the reauthenticated port.
Displays the physical address of the Switch where the port resides.
The Authenticator State will display one of the following: Initialize, Disconnected, Connecting,
Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuth, ForceUnauth, and N/A.
The Backend State will display one of the following: Request, Response, Success, Fail,
Timeout, Idle, Initialize, and N/A.
The status of the controlled port can be Authorized, Unauthorized, or N/A.
NOTE: The user must first globally enable 802.1X in the Advanced
Settings window in the Configuration folder before reauthenticating
ports. Information in the Reauthenticate Ports Table cannot be viewed
before enabling 802.1X.
Figure 6- 103. Reauthenticate Ports – MAC based 802.1x
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