User Guide   
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  To configure MAC based 802.1X settings on a single port 
1.  Click the corresponding port. 
 
 
 
2.  Select Enable from Mode drop-down list and Auto from Port Control Mode drop-down list. 
3.  Select MAC from Access Control Method drop-down list. 
4.  Specify the Maximum Access Number field. The default is 256. 
5.  Click  OK  and  the  802.1X  feature  will  be  enabled.  Then  users  connected  to  this  port  need 
authenticating first to communicate with other devices. 
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If PORT is select from Access Control Method drop-down list, the default maximum access number is 1. 
But this does not indicate only one user can be connected to this port. It indicates as long as one user 
connected to this port is authenticated, other users can also communicate with other devices via this port. 
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  To configure MAC based 802.1X settings on multiple ports, click Config, finish required settings and 
click OK.