4U Switch 1U Authentication
The FortiSwitch unit supports EAP-PEAP, EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, and EAP-MD5. To use the RADIUS server for authentication, you must configure the server before configuring the users or user groups on the FortiSwitch unit. 1x authentication prevents unauthorized devices (clients) from gaining access to the network. Unless otherwise noted, the term switch refers to a standalone switch or a switch stack. Important: U describes height only, but a server's real "capabilities" are also determined by chassis depth, internal layout, airflow, rails, power, and expansion (PCIe/risers, NVMe. 1X authentication works by using an authenticator port access entity (the switch) to block ingress traffic from a supplicant (end device) at the port until the supplicant's credentials are presented and match on the authentication server (a RADIUS server). This chapter provides the following information about configuring and monitoring user authentication on Enterasys® N‐Series, S‐Series®, and K‐Series modular switches, A‐Series, B‐Series, C‐Series stackable fixed switches, and D‐Series, G‐Series, and I‐Series standalone fixed switches.
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