Switch Administration Guide
- Switch 1.3.0
- Product Overview
- Package Contents
- Technical Specifications
- Supported SonicWall and third-party SFP and SFP+ Modules
- Physical Interface - 8 Port Switch
- Physical Interface - 10 Port Switch
- Physical Interface - 24 Port Switch
- Physical Interface - 48 Port Switch
- Device Management
- Connecting the Switch to a Network
- Capacity Matrix
- System Management
- System
- Switching
- Routing
- Security
- VLAN
- Logging
- Diagnostics
- System Maintenance
- Switch Troubleshooting
- SonicWall Support
802.1X
This section allows the configuration of the 802.1x port settings. First, select the mode from the drop- down box. Next, choose whether to Enable or Disable reauthentication for the port. Enter the amount of time span to elapse for the Reauthentication period, Quiet Period, and Supplicant Period. After this, enter the Max number of times for the Switch to retransmit and EAP request. Finally, choose to Enable or Disable the VLAN ID.
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Mode |
Select the Auto or Force UnAuthorized or Force Authorized mode from the list. |
| Auth Mode |
Port-based: Once a host passes the authentication, every host on the port gains access to the network. MAC-based: Allows one host or multiple hosts for authentication. Each host is authenticated individually. |
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Re-authentication |
Select whether port reauthentication is Enabled or Disabled. |
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Re-authentication period |
Enter the time span in which the selected port is reauthenticated. The default is 3600 seconds. |
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Quiet Period |
Enter the number of the device that remains in the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange. The default is 60 seconds. |
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Supplicant Period |
Enter the amount of time that lapses before an EAP request is resent to the supplicant. The default is 30 seconds. |
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Guest VLAN |
Select whether guest VLAN ID is Enabled or Disabled. |
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RADIUS VLAN Assign |
Displays the status of RADIUS VLAN Assignment. |
| MAB mode |
MAB-mode: authenticate host with MAB only. Hybrid-mode: authenticate host with EAP. If host does not support EAP mode, it will fall back to MAB authentication mode. Disable: authenticate host with EAP only. |
| Max Host <![CDATA[ ]]> |
The max number of hosts allowed to be authenticated. When the value is set 1 This value is only effective when using MAC-based mode. Up to 10 can be added. The default value is 3. |
Click Apply to accept the changes or Cancel to discard them.
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