802.1X

802.1X is a task that allows for configuration of port authentication against RADIUS servers.

Interface components

For each device and VLAN that should be protected by 802.1X, click the desired Enabled checkbox. If any port on any device and VLAN should be excluded from 802.1X authentication, then click the desired port's checkbox in the Excluded ports area.

If this configuration is from scratch, consider using the RADIUS Settings Template feature, which allows for the configure of RADIUS settings in one place, and then propagate those settings to all devices added to the list with the Fill button.

To propagate the RADIUS settings from one device onto all devices, select the "master device's" RADIUS settings and click the Make template button. Now the template area has the same settings as the "master device". Then, click Fill to propagate to all devices. To add a RADIUS server, select Server in the Type combo box. Add a description, address (IP or DNS name), and service password. Click the button with a plus sign on it, and the entry will be added to the table above the input fields.

To add a RADIUS server group, first create one or more server entries. Then select Server group in the Type combo box and add a description. To link server entries to this group, type in the descriptions of the entries in the Server members text box, separated by a comma. Click the + button and the entry will be added to the table above the input fields. To select an entry in the RADIUS server/groups table as the entry to use for 802.1X authentication, click the checkbox on the correct row.