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Chapter 9 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
These sections describe how to configure 802.1X port-based authentication on your switch:
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Default 802.1X Configuration, page 9-9
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802.1X Configuration Guidelines, page 9-10
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Upgrading from a Previous Software Release, page 9-11
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Enabling 802.1X Authentication, page 9-11
(required)
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Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication, page 9-13
(required)
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Enabling Periodic Re-Authentication, page 9-14
(optional)
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Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port, page 9-14
(optional)
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Changing the Quiet Period, page 9-15
(optional)
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Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time, page 9-15
(optional)
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Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number, page 9-16
(optional)
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Configuring the Host Mode, page 9-17
(optional)
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Configuring a Guest VLAN, page 9-17
(optional)
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Resetting the 802.1X Configuration to the Default Values, page 9-18
(optional)
Default 802.1X Configuration
shows the default 802.1X configuration.
Table 9-1
Default 802.1X Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
Authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA)
Disabled.
RADIUS server
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IP address
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UDP authentication port
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Key
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None specified.
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1812.
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None specified.
Switch 802.1X enable state
Disabled.
Per-interface 802.1X enable state
Disabled (force-authorized).
The port sends and receives normal traffic without
802.1X-based authentication of the client.
Periodic re-authentication
Disabled.
Number of seconds between
re-authentication attempts
3600 seconds.
Quiet period
60 seconds (number of seconds that the switch remains in
the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange
with the client).