D-Link DWS-4026 [671/741] Configuring 802 x network access control

Configuring802.1XNetworkAccessControl

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page671

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

Configuring802.1XNetworkAccessControl

ThisexampleconfiguresasingleRADIUSserverusedforauthenticationandaccountingat10.10.10.10.The

sharedsecretisconfiguredtobesecret.Theprocesscreatesanewauthenticationlist,calledradiusList,which

usesRADIUSastheauthenticationmethod.Thisauthenticationlistisassociatedwiththe802.1Xdefaultlogin.

IEEE802.1Xport‐ba

sedacce sscontrolisenabledforthesystem,andinterface0/1isconfiguredtobeinforce‐

authorizedmodebecausethisiswheretheRADIUSserverandprotectednetworkresourcesarelocated.

Figure435:Switchwith802.1XNetworkAccessControl

Ifauser,orsupplicant,attemptstocommunicateviatheswitchonan

yinterfaceexceptinterface0/1,the

systemchallengesthesupplicantforlogincredentials.Thesystemencryptstheprovidedinformationand

transmitsittotheRADIUSserver.IftheRADIUSservergrantsaccess,thesystemsetsthe802.1Xportstateof

theinterfacetoauthorized,andthesupplicantisabletoacce

ssnetworkresources.

1. ToconfiguretheRADIUSServerinformationintheswitch,gototheLAN>Security>RADIUS>RADIUS

AuthenticationServerConfigurationpage.

2. SelectAddfromRADIUSServerHostAddressfield.

3. Enter10.10.10.10intheHostAddressfield.

4. ClickSubmit.

Thepagerefreshes,andadditionalfieldsappear.

5. intheSe

cretfield,entersecretandselecttheApplyoption.

6. FromthePrimaryServerfield,selectYes.