Configuring Device Security
Configuring Network Security
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Defining Port Authentication
The Port Authentication Page allows network managers to configure port-based authentication global parameters.
To define the port-based authentication global properties:
1. Click Advanced Setup > Security Suite > Authentication > Port Authentication. The Port Authentication
Page opens.
Figure 54: Port Authentication Page
The Port Authentication Page contains the following fields:
• Copy from Entry Number — Copies port authentication information from the selected port.
• to Row Number(s) — Copies port authentication information to the selected port.
• Unit No. — Indicates the stacking member for which the port authentication details are displayed.
• Port — Displays a list of interfaces on which port-based authentication is enabled.
• User Name — Displays the supplicant user name.
• Admin Port Control — Displays the admin port authorization state.
• Current Port Control — Displays the current port authorization state.
• Guest Vlan — Displays the current Guest VLAN state. Disable is the default value.
• Enable Periodic Reauthentication — Permits immediate port reauthentication. The possible field values
are:
– Enable — Enables immediate port reauthentication. This is the default value.
– Disable — Disables port reauthentication.
• Reauthentication Period — Displays the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is reauthenti-
cated. The field default is 3600 seconds.
• Authenticator State — Displays the current authenticator state.
