User Guide
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To configure MAC based 802.1X settings on a single port
1. Click the corresponding port.
2. Select
Enable
from
Mode
drop-down list and
Auto
from
Port Control Mode
drop-down list.
3. Select
MAC
from
Access Control Method
drop-down list.
4. Specify the
Maximum Access Number
field. The default is 256.
5. Click
OK
and the 802.1X feature will be enabled. Then users connected to this port need
authenticating first to communicate with other devices.
Note
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If
PORT
is select from Access Control Method drop-down list, the default maximum access number is 1.
But this does not indicate only one user can be connected to this port. It indicates as long as one user
connected to this port is authenticated, other users can also communicate with other devices via this port.
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To configure MAC based 802.1X settings on multiple ports, click
Config
, finish required settings and
click
OK
.
