The 802.1x Supplicant Configuration page authenticates the device on a network using 802.1x.
802.1x can be configured to use different authentication mechanisms such as L2 Ethernet for its authentication, but will typically not be able to authenticate over a VLAN.
Choose Network > 802.1X Supplicant.
- Configure settings using the information in the following table as a guide. When you have finished configuring settings, click Submit to make your changes take effect.
802.1X Supplicant Configuration Parameters
Item | Description |
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Interface | Select an interface from the Interface drop-down list:
Due to a hardware limitation, authenticating over the LAN port is not supported on the EdgeMarc 2900aPoE, 2900ePoE, 4508POE and 4608POE. |
Enable 802.1X supplicant | Select the Enable 802.1X supplicant check-box to enable the 802.1X supplicant. |
Anonymous Identity | Enter an anonymous ID. |
Identity | Enter a username to use with FAST Phase 2 authentication. |
Password | Enter a password to use with FAST Phase 2 or MD5 authentication. |
EAP | Selects the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication protocol for your system. Choose an authentication protocol for your system from the EAP drop-down list:
Note: Both PEAP and FAST tunnels the authentication data, providing more options for security:
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