DGS-3630 Series Layer 3 Stackable Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide 
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Figure 9-13 802.1X Port Settings Window 
 
The fields that can be configured are described below: 
Parameter  Description 
Unit 
Select the Switch unit that will be used for this configuration here. 
From Port - To Port 
Select the appropriate port range used for the configuration here. 
Direction 
Select the direction here. Options to choose from are Both and In. This option 
configures the direction of the traffic on a controlled port as unidirectional (In) or 
bidirectional (Both). 
Port Control 
Select the port control option here. Options to choose from are ForceAuthorized, 
Auto, and ForceUnauthorized. If the port control is set to force-authorized, then 
the port is not controlled in both directions. If the port control is set to automatic, 
then the access to the port for the controlled direction needs to be authenticated. 
If the port control is set to force-unauthorized, then the access to the port for the 
controlled direction is blocked. 
Forward PDU 
Select to enable or disable the forward PDU option here. 
MaxReq 
Enter the maximum required times value here. This value must be between 1 and 
10. By default, this option is 2. This option configures the maximum number of 
times that the backend authentication state machine will retransmit an Extensible 
Authentication Protocol (EAP) request frame to the supplicant before restarting 
the authentication process. 
PAE Authenticator 
Select to enable or disable the PAE authenticator option here. This option 
configures a specific port as an IEEE 802.1X port access entity (PAE) 
authenticator. 
Server Timeout 
Enter the server timeout value here. This value must be between 1 and 65535 
seconds. By default, this value is 30 seconds. 
SuppTimeout 
Enter the supplicant timeout value here. This value must be between 1 and 65535 
seconds. By default, this value is 30 seconds. 
TX Period 
Enter the transmission period value here. This value must be between 1 and 
65535 seconds. By default, this value is 30 seconds. 
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made. 
 
Authentication Sessions Information 
This window is used to display and configure the authentication session information. 
To view the following window, click Security > 802.1X > Authentication Sessions Information, as shown below: