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Access control
VLAN manipulation
MAC-based
If the port is a hybrid port with MAC-based VLAN enabled, maps the MAC
address of each user to the VLAN assigned by the authentication server. The
default VLAN of the port does not change. When a user logs off, the MAC-
to-VLAN mapping for the user is removed.
Assigns the VLAN of the first authenticated user to the port as the default
VLAN. If a different VLAN is assigned for a subsequent user, the user
cannot pass the authentication.
IMPORTANT:
With 802.1X authentication, a hybrid port is always assigned to a VLAN as an untagged member. After
the assignment, do not re-configure the port as a tagged member in the VLAN.
On a periodic online user re-authentication enabled port, if a user has been online before you enable the
MAC-based VLAN function, the access device does not create a MAC-to-VLAN mapping for the user
unless the user passes re-authentication and the VLAN for the user has changed.
For more information about VLAN configuration and MAC-based VLAN, see the
Layer 2
—
LAN Switching
Configuration Guide
.
Guest VLAN
You can configure a guest VLAN to accommodate users that have not performed 802.1X authentication
on a port, so they can access a limited set of network resources, such as a software server, to download
anti-virus software and system patches. After a user in the guest VLAN passes 802.1X authentication, it is
removed from the guest VLAN and can access authorized network resources. The way that the network
access device handles VLANs on the port differs by 802.1X access control mode.
1.
On a port that performs port-based access control
Authentication status
VLAN manipulation
No 802.1X user has
performed authentication or
passed authentication within
90 seconds after 802.1X is
enabled
Assigns the 802.1X guest VLAN to the port as the default VLAN. All
802.1X users on this port can access only resources in the guest VLAN.
If no 802.1X guest VLAN is configured, the access device does not perform
any VLAN operation.
A user in the 802.1X guest
VLAN fails 802.1X
authentication
If an 802.1X Auth-Fail VLAN (see ―
‖) is available, assigns
the Auth-Fail VLAN to the port as the default VLAN. All users on this port
can access only resources in the Auth-Fail VLAN.
If no Auth-Fail VLAN is configured, the default VLAN on the port is still the
802.1X guest VLAN. All users on the port are in the guest VLAN.
A user in the 802.1X guest
VLAN passes 802.1X
authentication
Assigns the VLAN specified for the user to the port as the default VLAN,
and removes the port from the 802.1X guest VLAN. After the user logs
off, the user configured default VLAN restores.
If the authentication server assigns no VLAN, the user configured default
VLAN applies. The user and all subsequent 802.1X users are assigned to
the user-configured default VLAN. After the user logs off, the default
VLAN remains unchanged.
2.
On a port that performs MAC-based access control