GS700TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
6-12 Managing Security
v1.0, December 2007
The Port Authentication screen contains the following fields:
• Interface – Displays the interfaces.
• User Name – Displays the supplicant (client) user name, once the user is authenticated.
• Port Control – Select the port authorization state.
– Auto – The port control is Auto and a single client has been authenticated via the port.
– Authorized – The port control is Forced Authorized, and clients have full port access.
– Unauthorized – Either the port control is force Unauthorized, or the port control is
Auto but a client has not been authenticated via the port.
• Guest VLAN – Select whether the Guest VLAN is enabled or disabled on the port. The
default VLAN cannot be defined as a Guest VLAN. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable using a Guest VLAN for unauthorized ports. If a Guest VLAN is
enabled, the unauthorized port automatically joins the VLAN selected in the VLAN
List field.
– Disable – Disable the Guest VLAN on the port. This is the default value.
• Periodic Reauthentication – Select whether periodic port reauthentication is enabled or
disabled. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable periodic port reauthentication.
– Disable – Disable port reauthentication. This is the default value.
• Reauthentication Period – Enter the time span (in seconds) in which the selected port is
reauthenticated. The field default is 3600 seconds.
• Authenticator State – Displays whether immediate port reauthentication is enabled or
disabled. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Immediate port reauthentication is enabled.
– Disable – Immediate port reauthentication is disabled. This is the default value.
• Quiet Period – Enter the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is 0-65535. The field
default is 60 seconds.
• Resending EAP – Enter the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before EAP requests
are resent. The field default is 30 seconds.
