5.1.2 Authentication method

Layer 2 authentication provides local authentication and RADIUS authentication. For local authentication, the authentication data in the Switch is used. For RADIUS authentication, a RADIUS server is used. The following table describes the authentication methods that support Layer 2 authentication.

Table 5-3: Authentication methods for layer 2 authentication

Layer 2 Authentication	Authentication modes	Local authentication	RADIUS authentication
IEEE802.1X	Fixed VLAN mode	NG	OK
	Dynamic VLAN mode	NG	OK
Web Authentication	Fixed VLAN mode	OK	OK
	Dynamic VLAN mode	OK	OK
MAC-based Authentication	Fixed VLAN mode	OK	OK
	Dynamic VLAN mode	OK	OK