Chapter 16

Configuring 802.1x Port Security

To configure 802.1x port security for a selected port:

1. Click the port symbol in the Chassis View.

Or

Click the port’s icon in the Tree View. The Port Configuration dialog box opens to the General tab.

2. Click

802.1x

. The 802.1x tab of the Port Configuration dialog box appears.

Figure 79. Port Configuration Dialog Box - 802.1x Tab

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3. Configure the port’s 802.1x port security configuration using the fields in the 802.1x tab of the Port Configuration dialog box.

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The following table provides a list of the fields in the 802.1x tab of the

Port Configuration dialog box and their descriptions:

Field

EAP State

Table 53. Port Configuration Fields - 802.1x Tab

Description

The Entity Access Port state. Possible states include:

• Initialize

• Disconnected

• Connecting

• Authenticating

• Authenticated

• Aborting

• Held

• ForceAuth

• ForceUnauth

Backend Auth State

Controlled Port Status

Controlled Port

Control

Initialize

The current state of the Backend

Authentication state machine. Possible states include:

• Request

• Response

• Success

• Fail

• Timeout

• Idle

• Initialize

The current value of the controlled port status. Possible states include:

• Authorized

• Unauthorized

The current value of the controlled port control. Possible states include:

• ForceAuthorized

• ForceUnauthorized

Forces initialization of the port. Checking the

Initialize

checkbox and clicking

Apply

forces the port to be initialized immediately

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Table 53. Port Configuration Fields - 802.1x Tab (Continued)

Field Description

Reauthenticate

Forces a reauthentication. Checking the

Reauthentication

checkbox and clicking

Apply

forces the user to be reauthenticated immediately.

quietPeriod (sec) txPeriod (sec) suppTimeout (sec) serverTimeout (sec)

The amount of time, in seconds, between sending authentication requests.

The amount of time, in seconds, in which an authentication request must be answered.

The amount of time, in seconds, before resending authentication requests.

The amount of time, in seconds, before timing out an authentication request

maxReq reAuthPeriod (sec) reAuthEnabled

The maximum number of times a request for authentication is sent before timing out.

The time, in seconds, after which the port connection should be reauthenticated.

The state of reauthentication on the port.

Possible states include:

• True - The port connection is reauthenticated after the reAuthPeriod.

• False - The port connection is not reauthenticated. The reAuthPeriod is ignored.

For more information on the user interface, refer to

“Using Dialog Boxes and Tables” on page 28

.

The Get/Set Toolbar provides an alternative, quick method to view and change the port’s 802.1x configuration. For more information on the

Get/Set Toolbar, refer to “Get/Set Toolbar” on page 21 .

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Routing Manager

This chapter provides an introduction to the Avaya C360 Routing

Manager. It includes the following sections:

•

Router Modes

- An introduction to the different modes of the

Avaya C360 Router.

•

The User Interface

- An introduction to the Avaya C360

Routing Manager user interface.

•

Editing Tables

- An explanation of how to edit Avaya C360

Routing Manager tables.

•

Saving Table Information as Text

- Instructions on how to

save the information in a table to a text file.

•

Saving Configuration Changes

- An explanation of how to

apply and save configuration changes to routers.

•

Resetting a Router

- Instructions on how to reset routers.

•

Using Avaya C360 Routing Manager Help

- An explanation of

the options for accessing on-line help in the Avaya C360 Routing

Manager.

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