Use the
dot1x supplicant force-multicast
global configuration command on the supplicant switch for Network
Edge Access Topology (NEAT) to work in all host modes.
•
Host Authorization: Ensures that only traffic from authorized hosts (connecting to the switch with
supplicant) is allowed on the network. The switches use Client Information Signalling Protocol (CISP)
to send the MAC addresses connecting to the supplicant switch to the authenticator switch.
•
Auto enablement: Automatically enables trunk configuration on the authenticator switch, allowing user
traffic from multiple VLANs coming from supplicant switches. Configure the cisco-av-pair as
device-traffic-class=switch
at the ACS. (You can configure this under the
group
or the
user
settings.)
Figure 22: Authenticator and Supplicant Switch using CISP
Supplicant switch (outside
wiring closet)
2
Workstations (clients)
1
Access control server (ACS)
4
Authenticator switch
3
Trunk port
5
The
switchport nonegotiate
command is not supported on supplicant and authenticator switches with
NEAT. This command should not be configured at the supplicant side of the topology. If configured on
the authenticator side, the internal macros will automatically remove this command from the port.
Note
Voice Aware 802.1x Security
To use voice aware IEEE 802.1x authentication, the switch must be running the LAN base image.
Note
You use the voice aware 802.1x security feature to configure the switch to disable only the VLAN on which
a security violation occurs, whether it is a data or voice VLAN. In previous releases, when an attempt to
authenticate the data client caused a security violation, the entire port shut down, resulting in a complete loss
of connectivity.
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