User authentication, accounts, and addressing
MAC-based authentication
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Reauthentication
Enable this option to force 802.1X clients to reauthenticate.
Period
Specify the interval at which client stations must reauthenticate.
Terminate
Disabled: Client station remains connected during reauthentication. Client traffic is
blocked only when reauthentication fails.
Enabled: Client traffic is blocked during reauthentication and is only reactivated if
authentication succeeds.
Configuring 802.1X support on an MSM317 switch
port
If a switch on the MSM317 port is not bound to a VSC, then 802.11X can be enabled on it.
802.1X authentication tasks are handled by the MSM317. The MSM317 uses the services of a
third-party RADIUS server (configured by defining a RADIUS profile on the Controller >>
Authentication > RADIUS profiles page) to validate user login credentials.
MAC-based authentication
MAC-based authentication can be used to automatically authenticate wired or wireless
devices as soon as they appear on the network, eliminating the need for manual login. This is
useful for authenticating devices that do not have a Web browser and are permanently
installed on a network (a printer or point-of-sale terminal, for example), but can also be used
for regular users.
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