802.1X Amplifier | Network Security Support
For highly-sensitive system integration projects where system security is critical, we’re glad to offer 802.1X compatibility with our CONNECTSERIES amplifiers.
While this may not affect most of our customers, this feature is a requirement for certain installation projects that require extra levels of network security.
Let’s dive in…
WHAT IS IT?
802.1X Amplifier | Network Security Support
802.1X is an IEEE Standard for Port-Based Network Access Control that provides protected authentication for devices on the network and provides secure network access. Many Fortune 500 companies, University campuses, and large multi-region companies rely on 802.1X secured networks to prevent unauthorized devices from gaining access on their networks.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
802.1X Amplifier | Network Security Support
The LEA CONNECTSERIES has the ability to deploy EAP-TLS, PEAP, as well as EAP-TTLS 802.1X on a Local Area Network with a RADIUS Server.
The main benefits of an 802.1X network are to:
- Protect Data and Equipment from a cyberattack
- Preventing rogue devices from connecting to the local network and releasing viruses, malware, or allowing man-in-the-middle attacks
CONCLUSION
802.1X Amplifier | Network Security Support
Do you need to use 802.1X?
The answer is, probably no unless a project has specifically requires an 802.1X network.
Firewalls help protect attacks from outside the network, 802.1X helps protect attacks from originating inside a local area network. The LEA CONNECTSERIES can now be deployed on 802.1X networks.
For more information about how the LEA CONNECTSERIES can be deployed using 802.1X on your network, please contact LEA Tech Support at techsupport@leaprofessional.com or feel free to ask in the comments below or reach out to us on our social media channels.
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