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AXISC12Series
Thedeviceinterface
IEEE802.1xisanIEEEstandardforport-basednetworkadmissioncontrolprovidingsecureauthenticationofwiredandwireless
networkdevices.IEEE802.1xisbasedonEAP(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol).
ToaccessanetworkprotectedbyIEEE802.1x,networkdevicesmustauthenticatethemselves.Theauthenticationisperformedby
anauthenticationserver,typicallyaRADIUSserver(forexampleFreeRADIUSandMicrosoftInternetAuthenticationServer).
Certicates
WhenconguredwithoutaCAcerticate,servercerticatevalidationisdisabledandthedevicetriestoauthenticateitself
regardlessofwhatnetworkitisconnectedto.
Whenusingacerticate,inAxis'implementation,thedeviceandtheauthenticationserverauthenticatethemselveswithdigital
certicatesusingEAP-TLS(ExtensibleAuthenticationProtocol-TransportLayerSecurity).
Toallowthedevicetoaccessanetworkprotectedthroughcerticates,asignedclientcerticatemustbeinstalledonthedevice.
Clientcerticate:SelectaclientcerticatetouseIEEE802.1x.Theauthenticationserverusesthecerticatetovalidatethe
client’sidentity.
CAcerticate:SelectaCAcerticatetovalidatetheauthenticationserver’sidentity.Whennocerticateisselected,thedevice
triestoauthenticateitselfregardlessofwhatnetworkitisconnectedto.
EAPidentity:Entertheuseridentityassociatedwiththeclientcerticate.
EAPOLversion:SelecttheEAPOLversionthatisusedinthenetworkswitch.
UseIEEE802.1x:SelecttousetheIEEE802.1xprotocol.
Preventbrute-forceattacks
Blocking:Turnontoblockbrute-forceattacks.Abrute-forceattackusestrial-and-errortoguesslogininfoorencryptionkeys.
Blockingperiod:Enterthenumberofsecondstoblockabrute-forceattack.
Blockingconditions:Enterthenumberofauthenticationfailuresallowedpersecondbeforetheblockstarts.Youcansetthe
numberoffailuresallowedbothonpagelevelanddevicelevel.
IPaddresslter
Uselter:SelecttolterwhichIPaddressesthatareallowedtoaccessthedevice.
Policy:ChoosewhethertoAllowaccessorDenyaccessforcertainIPaddresses.
Addresses:EntertheIPnumbersthatareeitherallowedordeniedaccesstothedevice.YoucanalsousetheCIDRformat.
Custom-signedrmwarecerticate
ToinstalltestrmwareorothercustomrmwarefromAxisonthedevice,youneedacustom-signedrmwarecerticate.The
certicateveriesthatthermwareisapprovedbyboththedeviceownerandAxis.Thermwarecanonlyrunonaspecic
devicewhichisidentiedbyitsuniqueserialnumberandchipID.Custom-signedrmwarecerticatescanonlybecreated
byAxis,sinceAxisholdsthekeytosignthem.
ClickInstalltoinstallthecerticate.Youneedtoinstallthecerticatebeforeyouinstallthermware.
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