Configuring advanced port-based EAPOL using EDM

Use the following procedure to configure advanced EAPOL security parameters for an individual port or multiple ports.

Prerequisites

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

In the Device Physical View, select a port.

2

Right-click the selected Port.

3

In the shortcut menu, click Edit.

The Port tab appears.

4

In the work area, click the EAPOL Advance tab.

5

Configure the parameters as required.

6

In the toolbar, click Apply.


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Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the port-based EAPOL Advance tab.

Variable Value
GuestVlanEnabled Enables or disables Guest VLAN functionality.
GuestVlanId Specifies the VLAN ID of the VLAN that acts as the Guest VLAN. The default is 2. The Guest VLAN ID can be between 0 and 4094.
Attention

Use 0 to indicate a global Guest VLAN ID.

MultiHostEnabled Enables or disables Multiple Host/MAC support with Multiple Authentication (MHMA).
MultiHostEapMaxNumMacs Specifies the maximum number of EAPOL-authenticated clients allowed on this port. The default is 2. The maximum number can be between 1 and 32.
MultiHostAllowNonEapClient Enables or disables support for non-EAPOL clients using local authentication.
MultiHostNonEapMaxNumMacs Specifies the maximum number of non-EAPOL clients allowed on this port. The default is 1. The maximum number can be between 1 and 32.
MultiHostSingleAuthEnabled Enables or disables Multiple Host with Single Authentication (MHSA) support for non-EAPOL clients.
MultiHostRadiusAuthNonEapClient Enables or disables support for non-EAPOL clients using RADIUS authentication.
MultiHostAllowNonEapPhones Enables or disables support for Nortel IP Phone clients as another non-EAP type.
MultiHostAllowRadiusAssignedVlan Enables or disables support for VLAN values assigned by the RADIUS server.
MultiHostAllowNonEapRadiusAssignedVlan Enables or disables support for non-EAP VLAN values assigned by the RADIUS server.
MultiHostUseMostRecentRadiusAssignedVlan Enables or disables the use of the most recent VLAN values assigned by the RADIUS server.
MultiHostEapPacketMode Specifies the mode of EAPOL packet transmission (multicast or unicast).
EapProtocolEnabled Enables or disables processing of EAP protocol packets.
ProcessRadiusRequestsServerPackets Enables or disables the processing of RADIUS request server packets.