Enterasys Networks 1H582-xx User Manual

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Working with Security Configurations
MAC Authentication Overview
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Force 
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
Don’t 
Care
Yes
MAC performs authentication.
Frames are forwarded according 
to authorized policy.
Force 
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
Yes
No
MAC performs authentication.
Frames are forwarded according 
to default policy.
Force 
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
Yes
No
No
MAC performs authentication.
Frames are forwarded.
Force 
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
No
Yes
Don’t 
Care
MAC performs authentication.
Frames are forwarded according 
to default policy.
Force 
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled
No
No
Don’t 
Care
MAC performs authentication.
Frames are discarded.
Force 
Unauthori-
zation
Disabled
Don’t 
Care
Don’t 
Care
Don’t 
Care
Neither method performs 
authentication.
Frames are discarded.
Table 14-9
MAC / 802.1X Precedence States (Continued)
802.1X 
Port 
Control 
(EAPOL)
MAC 
Port 
Control
MAC
Authen-
ticated? 
Default
Port 
Policy 
Exists?
PAP 
Autho-
rized 
Policy 
Exists? 
Action