The IEEE 802.1X standard provides a general method for authentication and authorization in IEEE 802 networks. At the network access, a physical port in the LAN, a logical IEEE 802.1Q VLAN or a WLAN, a participant is authenticated by the authenticator, who uses an authentication server (RADIUS server) to check the authentication information transmitted by the participant (supplicant) and, if necessary, the Permits or denies access to the services offered by the authenticator (LAN, VLAN or WLAN).
VT AIR has both an 802.1X authenticator and an 802.1X supplicant.
