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Command Reference for x510 Series
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AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.7-1.x
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aaa authentication dot1x
Overview
This command enables IEEE 802.1X-based authentication globally and allows you
to enable either the default authentication method list (in this case, a list of RADIUS
servers), which is automatically applied to every interface running IEEE
802.1X-based authentication, or a user named authentication method list, which is
applied to an interface with the
command.
Use the
no
variant of this command to disable either the default or a named
method list for 802.1X-based authentication. Once all method lists are disabled
802.1x-based authentication is disabled globally.
Syntax
aaa authentication dot1x {default|<
list-name
>} group
{<
group-name
>|radius}
no aaa authentication dot1x {default|<
list-name
>}
Default
802.1X-based Port Authentication is disabled by default.
Mode
Global Configuration
Usage
This command can be used to configure either the default authentication method
list or a named authentication method list:
•
default
: the default authentication method list which is automatically
applied to all interfaces with 802.1X-based authentication enabled.
•
<
list-name>
: a user named list which can be applied to an interface using the
There are two ways to define servers where RADIUS accounting messages are sent:
•
group radius
: use all RADIUS servers configured by
command
•
group <
group-name>
: use the specified RADIUS server group configured
command
Examples
To enable 802.1X-based authentication globally with all RADIUS servers, and use
all available RADIUS servers, use the command:
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
aaa authentication dot1x default group radius
Parameter
Description
default
Configure the default authentication method list
<
list-name
>
Configure a named authentication method list
group
Use a server group
<
group-name
>
Server group name.
radius
Use all RADIUS servers.