5.3 Functionality common to Layer 2 authentication

This section describes the functionality used in common by all modes of Layer 2 authentication, and the prerequisites for their configuration.

• Configuring the unit of authentication

• Permitting communication by unauthenticated terminals

• Limiting the number of authenticated users

• Forced authentication

• Moving authenticated terminals between ports

• Dead-interval functionality of RADIUS server communication

• Operation with dot1q configured at a MAC port

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• 5.3.1 Authentication unit at the time of setting

• 5.3.2 Permit communication of pre-authentication terminal

• 5.3.3 Limiting the number of authentications

• 5.3.4 Forced authentication

• 5.3.5 Move authenticated terminals between ports

• 5.3.6 Dead interval function of RADIUS servers communication

• 5.3.7 Operation when dot1q is set to MAC