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.

  1. Choose Network > 802.1X Supplicant.

  2. Configure settings using the information in the table below as a guide. When you have finished configuring settings, click Submit to make your changes take effect.

    802.1X Supplicant Configuration Parameters

    ParameterDescription
    Interface

    Select an interface from the Interface drop-down list:

    eth1 (default)
    eth0 (VID=1)

    Due to a hardware limitation, authenticating over the LAN port is not supported on the EdgeMarc 4508POE.

    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:

    MD5—EAP-MD5 password protection only provides authentication of the EAP peer to the EAP server but not mutual authentication. Least secure connection and not suitable for dynamic WEP, or WPA/WPA2 enterprise.

    PEAP—Protected Extensible AuthenticationProtocol (PEAP) with PEAP-MSCHAPv2.

    FAST—EAP-FAST (Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling) tunnels the authentication data providing more options for security:

    Phase 1—Validates the tunnel. Only MD5 authentication is supported.

    Phase 2—Authenticates within the tunnel. The username and password used are “Identity” and “Password.”