DETAILED STEPS
Purpose
Command or Action
Enters the global configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
Switch#
configure terminal
Step 1
Enables AAA.
aaa new-model
Example:
Switch(config)#
aaa new-model
Step 2
Creates an 802.1x authentication method list.
aaa authentication dot1x
{
default
}
method1
Step 3
Example:
Switch(config)#
aaa authentication dot1x
To create a default list that is used when a named list is
not
specified in the
authentication
command, use the
default
keyword
followed by the method that is to be used in default situations.
The default method list is automatically applied to all ports.
default group radius
For
method1
, enter the
group radius
keywords to use the list of
all RADIUS servers for authentication.
Though other keywords are visible in the command-line
help string, only the
group radius
keywords are
supported.
Note
Enables 802.1x authentication globally on the switch.
dot1x system-auth-control
Example:
Switch(config)#
dot1x system-auth-control
Step 4
(Optional) Configures the switch to use user-RADIUS
authorization for all network-related service requests, such as
per-user ACLs or VLAN assignment.
aaa authorization network
{
default
}
group
radius
Example:
Switch(config)#
aaa authorization network
Step 5
For per-user ACLs, single-host mode must be configured.
This setting is the default.
Note
default group radius
(Optional) Specifies the IP address of the RADIUS server.
radius-server host ip-address
Example:
Switch(config)#
radius-server host
Step 6
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Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication