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Chapter 10 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Understanding IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Note
This feature is not supported on Cisco ACS Server. (The ACS server ignores the sent VLAN-IDs for new
hosts and only authenticates based on the MAC address.)
For configuration information, see the
“Configuring VLAN ID-based MAC Authentication” section on
. Additional configuration is similar MAC authentication bypass, as described in the
“Configuring MAC Authentication Bypass” section on page 10-57
802.1x Authentication with Guest VLAN
You can configure a guest VLAN for each 802.1x port on the switch to provide limited services to
clients, such as downloading the 802.1x client. These clients might be upgrading their system for 802.1x
authentication, and some hosts, such as Windows 98 systems, might not be 802.1x-capable.
When you enable a guest VLAN on an 802.1x port, the switch assigns clients to a guest VLAN when the
switch does not receive a response to its EAP request/identity frame or when EAPOL packets are not
sent by the client.
The switch maintains the EAPOL packet history. If an EAPOL packet is detected on the interface during
the lifetime of the link, the switch determines that the device connected to that interface is
an 802.1x-capable supplicant, and the interface does not change to the guest VLAN state. EAPOL
history is cleared if the interface link status goes down. If no EAPOL packet is detected on the interface,
the interface changes to the guest VLAN state.
If devices send EAPOL packets to the switch during the lifetime of the link, the switch no longer allows
clients that fail authentication access to the guest VLAN.
If the switch is trying to authorize an 802.1x-capable voice device and the AAA server is unavailable,
the authorization attempt fails, but the detection of the EAPOL packet is saved in the EAPOL history.
When the AAA server becomes available, the switch authorizes the voice device. However, the switch
no longer allows other devices access to the guest VLAN. To prevent this situation, use one of these
command sequences:
•
Enter the
dot1x guest-vlan supplicant
global configuration command to allow access to the guest
VLAN.
•
Enter the
shutdown
interface configuration command followed by the
no shutdown
interface
configuration command to restart the port.
Note
If an EAPOL packet is detected after the interface has changed to the guest VLAN, the interface reverts
to an unauthorized state, and 802.1x authentication restarts.
Any number of 802.1x-incapable clients are allowed access when the switch port is moved to the guest
VLAN. If an 802.1x-capable client joins the same port on which the guest VLAN is configured, the port
is put into the unauthorized state in the user-configured access VLAN, and authentication is restarted.
Guest VLANs are supported on 802.1x ports in single-host or multiple-hosts mode.
You can configure any active VLAN except an RSPAN VLAN or a voice VLAN as an 802.1x guest
VLAN. The guest VLAN feature is not supported on trunk ports; it is supported only on access ports.
The switch supports
MAC authentication bypass
. When MAC authentication bypass is enabled on an
802.1x port, the switch can authorize clients based on the client MAC address when 802.1x
authentication times out while waiting for an EAPOL message exchange. After detecting a client on an
802.1x port, the switch waits for an Ethernet packet from the client. The switch sends the authentication
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