NETGEAR ProSafe FS728TP - Defining Port Authentication

FS728TP Smart Switch Software User Manual
Configuring the Device Using Your Browser 5-16
v2.0, November 2006
Defining Port Authentication
The Port Authentication Page allows network managers to configure port-based authentication
global parameters. To define the port-based authentication global properties:
1. Click Switch > Security > Port Authentication > Port Authentication. The Port
Authentication Page opens:
Figure 5-18
The Port Authentication Page contains the following fields:
– ID – Displays a list of interfaces on which port-based authentication is enabled.
– User Name – Displays the supplicant user name.
– Admin Port Control – Displays the admin port authorization state.
– ForceUnauthorized – Indicates that either the port control is force Unauthorized and
the port link is down, or the port control is Auto but a client has not been authenticated
via the port.
– ForceAuthorized – Indicates that the port control is Forced Authorized, and clients
have full port access.