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To make Network Login available on the SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 SE,
upgrade the product to the Switch 4400 SE Enhanced Software Upgrade
(3C17207).
How
Network Login
Works
When Network Login is enabled the Switch acts as a relay agent between
the client device that is requesting access to the network and the RADIUS
server. The authentication information that is exchanged between the
client device and the RADIUS server is received and transmitted by the
Switch, as shown in
Figure 23
. The Switch does not interpret or store this
information.
Figure 23
Network Login Operation
When the client device and RADIUS server have exchanged
authentication information, the Switch receives either an authentication
succeeded or failed message from the server, and then configures the
port to forward or filter traffic as appropriate. If access is granted, the
Spanning Tree Protocol places the port into the forwarding state and the
client device can obtain an IP address.
If possible, when a port is configured for Network Login, it should also be
configured to be a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) edge port. This minimizes
the delay before STP places the port into the forwarding state.
Summary of Contents for 3C17205-US - Corp SUPERSTACK 3 SWITCH 4400...
Page 8: ...GLOSSARY INDEX...
Page 14: ...14...
Page 26: ...26 CHAPTER 1 SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW...
Page 44: ...44 CHAPTER 3 USING MULTICAST FILTERING...
Page 55: ...How STP Works 55 Figure 13 STP configurations...
Page 58: ...58 CHAPTER 4 USING RESILIENCE FEATURES...
Page 84: ...84 CHAPTER 7 STATUS MONITORING AND STATISTICS...
Page 92: ...92 CHAPTER 8 SETTING UP VIRTUAL LANS...
Page 98: ...98 CHAPTER 9 USING WEBCACHE SUPPORT...
Page 120: ...120 CHAPTER 12 POWER MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL...
Page 122: ...122...
Page 126: ...126 APPENDIX A CONFIGURATION RULES...
Page 134: ...134 APPENDIX B NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES...
Page 150: ...150 GLOSSARY...