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dot1x re-authenticate
dot1x re-authenticate
Use the
dot1x re-authenticate
privileged EXEC command to manually initiate a re-authentication of
the specified IEEE 802.1x-enabled port.
dot1x re-authenticate interface
interface-id
Syntax Description
Defaults
There is no default setting.
Command Modes
Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines
You can use this command to re-authenticate a client without waiting for the configured number of
seconds between re-authentication attempts (re-authperiod) and automatic re-authentication.
Examples
This example shows how to manually re-authenticate the device connected to a port:
Switch#
dot1x re-authenticate interface gigabitethernet0/1
Related Commands
interface
interface-id
Module and port number of the interface to re-authenticate.
Release
Modification
12.1(19)EA1
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
dot1x reauthentication
Enables periodic re-authentication of the client.
dot1x timeout
reauth-period
Sets the number of seconds between re-authentication
attempts.