Alcatel-Lucent ls 6248 User Guide
802.1X Port-Based Authentication
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• Port — Displays the port number for which advanced port-based authentication is
enabled.
• Host Authentication— Indicates the Host Authentication mode. The possible field
values are:
• Single Host Mode — Only the authorized host can access the port.
• Multiple Host Mode — Multiple hosts can be attached to a single
802.1x-enabled
port. Only one host must be authorized for all hosts to access the network. If the
host authentication fails, or an EAPOL-logoff message is received, all attached
clients are denied access to the network.
host authentication fails, or an EAPOL-logoff message is received, all attached
clients are denied access to the network.
• Multiple Sessions Mode - “Multiple sessions” mode enables number of specific
hosts that has been authorized to get access to the port. Filtering is based on
the source MAC address.
the source MAC address.
• Action on Violation — Defines the action to be applied to packets arriving in
single-host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the supplicant MAC
address. The possible field values are:
address. The possible field values are:
• Forward — Forwards the packet.
• Discard — Discards the packets. This is the default value.
• DiscardDisable — Discards the packets and shuts down the port. The ports
remains shut down until reactivated, or until the device is reset.
• Traps — Indicates if traps are enabled for Multiple Hosts. The possible field values
are:
• Enabled — Indicates that traps are enabled for Multiple hosts.
• Disabled — Indicates that traps are disabled for Multiple hosts.
• Trap Frequency — Defines the time period by which traps are sent to the host.
The Trap Frequency (1-1000000) field can be defined only if multiple hosts are
disabled. The default is 10 seconds.
disabled. The default is 10 seconds.
• Web – Click Security, 802.1x, Multiple Hosts, define the fields, and click Apply.