Small edge switch with 802.1x support

ZYXELSAML

Hello,
is there any chance of introducing a product line of small edge switches with 8 (10) ports that support 802.1x functionality?
The XMG1915-10E would be a great choice, but unfortunately, the XX15 series does not support 802.1x.

EDIT: I mean small multigig FANLESS edge switch.

Thank you very much in advance for your reply.
Best regards,
Petr

Zyxel_Melen

Hi @ZYXELSAML

Could you share about your scenario? It would help us evaluating your request.

ZYXELSAML

Hello Melen,
thank you very much for your response.

The scenario is as follows:
We have an XS1930s as the central switches on each floor.

Two Ethernet cables lead into each room. However, there are more employees at the desks. 4-6

Therefore, a small switch is placed under the desk.
(Currently, these are some multigig Mikrotiks with fans, which are both noisy and something we’d like to replace with Zyxel for better environment homogeneity.)

Employees may move between rooms and must be assigned to the correct VLAN.

Unauthenticated/unauthorized devices must be placed into a guest VLANs.

The switches must be fanless with 2,5gbit ethernet with 10gbit uplinks.


If you would have any further question, please let me know.
Kind regards
P.

PeterUK

I have just started playing around 802.1x and found a interesting hack with Redirect Interface with an old Netgear but Zyxel have the same option called Send the packet to the egress port But one small problem it only work untag which is:

Pc untag > switch without 802.1x untag > switch with 802.1x and to Authentication Server> tag to router VLAN subnet

The trick is to Redirect Destination: Nearest-non-TPMR-bridge (01:80:c2:00:00:03) from PC on non 802.1x switch out to 802.1x switch then reply back Redirect Destination: Nearest-non-TPMR-bridge (01:80:c2:00:00:03) from 802.1x switch over the non 802.1x switch to PC

But now thinking about it this would only allow one PC...you would need Egress Port to send to many ports.