3Com S7906E - Switch, Configuration Manual

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It is required that:
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Before successful 802.1 authentication, the host using IE to access outside network will be
redirected to the WEB server, and it can download and install 802.1X client software.
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After successful 802.1X authentication, the host can access outside network.
Figure 2-1 Network diagram for EAD fast deployment
Configuration procedure
1) Configure the WEB server
Before using the EAD fast deployment function, you need to configure the WEB server to provide the
download service of 802.1X client software.
2) Configure the device to support EAD fast deployment
# Configure the IP addresses of the interfaces (omitted).
# Configure the free IP.
<Device> system-view
[Device] dot1x free-ip 192.168.2.0 24
# Configure the redirect URL for client software download.
[Device] dot1x url http://192.168.2.3
# Enable 802.1X globally.
[Device] dot1x
# Enable 802.1X on the port.
[Device] interface gigabitethernet 2/0/1
[Device-GigabitEthernet2/0/1] dot1x
3) Verify your configuration
# Use the ping command to ping an IP address within the network segment specified by free IP to
check that the user can access that segment before passing 802.1X authentication.
C:\>ping 192.168.2.3
Pinging 192.168.2.3 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.2.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.2.3: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128