Accton Technology SMC2552WG2 Manuel D’Utilisation

802.1X Authentication

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The access point supports IEEE 802.1X access control for wireless clients. This 
control feature prevents unauthorized access to the network by requiring an 802.1X 
client application to submit user credentials for authentication. Client authentication 
is then verified by a RADIUS server using EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) 
before the access point grants client access to the network. The 802.1X EAP 
packets are also used to pass dynamic unicast session keys and static broadcast 
keys to wireless clients.

This command configures 802.1X as optionally supported or as required for wireless 
clients. Use the no form to disable 802.1X support.

 <supported | required>

• supported - Authenticates clients that initiate the 802.1X authentication 

process. Uses standard 802.11 authentication for all others.

• required - Requires 802.1X authentication for all clients.

Disabled

802.1x

Configures 802.1X as disabled, supported, or required

IC-W-VAP

802.1x broadcast-key- 

refresh-rate

Sets the interval at which the primary broadcast keys are 

refreshed for stations using 802.1X dynamic keying

IC-W-VAP

802.1x session-key- 

refresh-rate 

Sets the interval at which unicast session keys are 

refreshed for associated stations using dynamic keying

IC-W-VAP

802.1x session-timeout

Sets the timeout after which a connected client must be 

re-authenticated

IC-W-VAP

802.1x-supplicant enable

Enables the access point to operate as a 802.1X 

supplicant

GC

802.1x-supplicant user

Sets the supplicant user name and password for the 

access point

GC

show authentication

Shows all 802.1X authentication settings, as well as the 

address filter table

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