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 checkbox 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.”