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server as the authentication server, the authenticator and the authentication server exchange EAP frames

between each other.

Authentication can be initiated either by the supplicant or the authenticator. When the supplicant initiates the

authentication process, it sends an EAPOL-Start frame to the authenticator. When the authenticator initiates

the authentication process or when it receives an EAPOL Start frame, it sends an EAP Request/Identity

frame to ask for the username of the supplicant.

Configuring Static Port Lock

The Moxa switch supports adding unicast groups manually if required.

Static Unicast MAC Address

Setting Description Factory Default

MAC Address Adds the static unicast MAC address into the address table. None

Port Associates the static address to a dedicated port. 1 or 1-1

Configuring IEEE 802.1X

Database Option

Setting Description Factory Default

Local

(Max. of 32 users)

Select this option when setting the Local User Database as the

authentication database.

Local

Radius Select this option to set an external RADIUS server as the

authentication database. The authentication mechanism is

EAP-MD5.

Local

Radius, Local

Select this option to make using an external RADIUS server as

the authentication database the first priority. The

authentication mechanism is EAP-

MD5 The first priority is to set

the Local User Database as the authentication database.

Local