DES-3010F/DES-3010FL/DES-3010G/DES-3018/DES-3026 Fast Ethernet Switch Manual 
Reauthenticate Port(s) for Port Based 802.1x 
This window allows you to reauthenticate a port or group of ports by choosing a port or group of ports by using the pull 
down menus From and To and clicking Apply. The Reauthenticate Port Table displays the current status of the 
reauthenticated port(s) once you have clicked Apply. 
Click Security > 802.1X > Reauthenticate Port(s) to view the following window: 
 
Figure 10- 18. Reauthenticate Port and Reauthenticate Port Table window 
This window displays the following information: 
Parameter                    Description 
Port 
The port number of the reauthenticated port. 
MAC Address 
Displays the physical address of the Switch where the port resides. 
Auth PAE State 
The Authenticator State will display one of the following: Initialize, Disconnected, 
Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuth or ForceUnauth. 
BackendState 
The Backend State will display one of the following: Request, Response, Success, Fail, 
Timeout, Idle or Initialize. 
Open Dir 
The Operational Controlled Directions are both and in. 
PortStatus 
The status of the controlled port can be Authorized or Unauthorized. 
 
 
NOTE: The user must first globally enable 802.1X in the DES-3018 Web Management Tool 
window before reauthenticating ports. Information in the Reauthenticate Ports Table cannot be 
viewed before enabling 802.1X. 
 
 
NOTE: The uplink module ports (DES-3010F/G ports 9-10, DES-3018 ports 17-18, DES-3026 
ports 25-26) do not support the 802.1X function. 
 
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