3com S7906E Installation Instruction

20091015-C-1.00

 

Release 6605 and Later 

The Security Volume is organized as follows: 

AAA  

Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) provide a uniform 
framework used for configuring these three security functions to 
implement the network security management. This document describes:

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Introduction to AAA, RADIUS and HWTACACS 

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AAA configuration  

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RADIUS configuration  

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HWTACACS configuration  

802.1X 

IEEE 802.1X (hereinafter simplified as 802.1X) is a port-based network 
access control protocol that is used as the standard for LAN user access 
authentication. This document describes: 

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802.1X overview 

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802.1X configuration 

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802.1X Guest-VLAN configuration 

MAC Authentication 

MAC authentication provides a way for authenticating users based on 
ports and MAC addresses; it requires no client software to be installed on 
the hosts. This document describes: 

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RADIUS-Based MAC Authentication 

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Local MAC Authentication 

Portal 

Portal authentication, as its name implies, helps control access to the 
Internet. This document describes: 

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Portal overview 

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Portal configuration  

Port Security 

Port security is a MAC address-based security mechanism for network 
access controlling. It is an extension to the existing 802.1X authentication 
and MAC authentication. This document describes: 

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Enabling Port Security 

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Setting the Maximum Number of Secure MAC Addresses 

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Setting the Port Security Mode 

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Configuring Port Security Features 

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Configuring Secure MAC Addresses 

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Ignoring Authorization Information from the Server