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11-22 Global Config 
The following entries are displayed on this screen: 
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Global Config 
802.1X: 
Enable/Disable the 802.1X function. 
Authentication Method: 
Select the Authentication Method from the pull-down list. 
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EAP-MD5: IEEE 802.1X authentication system 
uses extensible authentication protocol (EAP) to 
exchange information between the switch and the 
client.  The EAP protocol packets with 
 
authentication data can be encapsulated in the 
advanced protocol (such as RADIUS) packets to be 
transmitted to the authentication server. 
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PAP: IEEE 802.1X authentication system uses 
extensible authentication protocol (EAP) to 
exchange information between the switch and the 
client. The transmission of EAP packets is 
terminated at the switch and the EAP packets are 
converted to the other protocol (such as RADIUS) 
packets for transmission.     
Guest VLAN: 
Enable/Disable the Guest VLAN feature. 
Guest VLAN ID: 
Enter your desired VLAN ID to enable the Guest VLAN 
feature. The supplicants in the Guest VLAN can access 
the specified network source. 
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Authentication Config 
Quiet: 
Enable/Disable the Quiet timer. 
Quiet Period: 
Specify a value for Quiet Period. Once the supplicant