IEEE 802.1X is a wired authentication protocol that protects a closed network from unauthenticated access. In 802.1X terminology, the remote device or “client” is referred to as the “supplicant”. The JACE/Edge supplicant device requests network access via a port on the secure network. Once successfully authenticated to the port, the supplicant device can access the network.
Topics in this chapter explain how to install software, and set up security on the device using the IEEE 802.1X Configuration view in
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