Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Configuration Manual

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DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Enters the global configuration mode. configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Specifies the format of the MAC address in the User-Name attribute of
MAB-generated Access-Request packets. mab request format attribute 1 groupsize
{ 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 } [ separator { - | : | . }
{ lowercase | uppercase }]
Step 2
1
—
Sets the username format of the 12 hex digits of the MAC address.
Example:
Switch(config)# mab request format
group size
—
The number of hex nibbles to concatenate before insertion of a
separator. A valid groupsize must be either 1, 2, 4, or 12.
separator
—
The character that separates the hex nibbles according to group
size. A valid separator must be either a hyphen, colon, or period. No separator
is used for a group size of 12.
attribute 1 groupsize 12
{lowercase | uppercase}
—
Specifies if nonnumeric hex nibbles should be in
lowercase or uppercase.
2
—
Specifies a custom (nondefault) value for the User-Password attribute in
MAB-generated Access-Request packets.
mab request format attribute2
{
0
|
7
} text
Example:
Switch(config)# mab request format
Step 3
0 — Specifies a cleartext password to follow.
7 — Specifies an encrypted password to follow.
attribute 2 7 A02f44E18B12
text — Specifies the password to be used in the User-Password attribute.
When you send configuration information in e-mail, remove type 7
password information. The
show tech-support command removes
this information from its output by default.
Note
Returns to privileged EXEC mode. end
Example:
Switch(config)# end
Step 4
Configuring 802.1x User Distribution
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a VLAN group and to map a VLAN to
it:
Consolidated Platform Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)E (Catalyst 2960-X Switches)
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How to Configure 802.1x Port-Based Authentication