5.3 Functionality common to Layer 2 authentication

This section explains the functions common to Layer 2 authentication.

• Permitting communication by unauthenticated terminals

• Limiting the number of authenticated users

• Forced authentication

• Deactivating Authentication When Moving an Authenticated Terminal to a Port-to-Port or to an Unauthenticated Port

• Dead-interval functionality of RADIUS server communication

• Operation with dot1q configured at a MAC port

• Suppressing deauthorization at link-down

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• 5.3.1 Permit communication of pre-authentication terminal

• 5.3.2 Limiting the number of authentications

• 5.3.3 Forced authentication

• 5.3.4 Deactivating Authentication When Moving an Authenticated Terminal to a Port-to-Port or to an Unauthenticated Port

• 5.3.5 Dead interval function of RADIUS servers communication

• 5.3.6 Operation when dot1q is set to MAC

• 5.3.7 Suppressing deauthorization at link-down