Chapter 19 Configuration: VLAN
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19.3 Guest VLAN
When 802.1x port authentication is enabled on the Switch and its ports, clients that do not have the
correct credentials are blocked from using the port(s). You can configure your Switch to have one
VLAN that acts as a guest VLAN. If you enable the guest VLAN (102 in the example) on a port (2 in
the example), the user (A in the example) that is not IEEE 802.1x capable or fails to enter the
correct username and password can still access the port, but traffic from the user is forwarded to
the guest VLAN. That is, unauthenticated users can have access to limited network resources in the
same guest VLAN, such as the Internet. The rights granted to the Guest VLAN depends on how the
network administrator configures switches or routers with the guest network feature.
Figure 91 Guest VLAN Example
Use this screen to view and configure guest VLAN settings.
19.3.1 The Global Screen
Use this screen to configure the global Guest VLAN settings. Click Configuration > VLAN > Guest
VLAN to open this screen.
Figure 92 Configuration > VLAN > Guest VLAN > Global
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 74 Configuration > VLAN > Guest VLAN > Global
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Global
State Select to enable the global Guest VLAN feature.
