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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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C H A P T E R
7
Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
7-1
Understanding 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
7-1
Device Roles
7-2
Authentication Initiation and Message Exchange
7-3
Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States
7-4
Supported Topologies
7-4
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
7-5
Default 802.1X Configuration
7-6
802.1X Configuration Guidelines
7-7
Enabling 802.1X Authentication
7-8
Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication
7-9
Enabling Periodic Re-Authentication
7-10
Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port
7-11
Changing the Quiet Period
7-11
Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time
7-12
Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number
7-13
Enabling Multiple Hosts
7-13
Resetting the 802.1X Configuration to the Default Values
7-14
Displaying 802.1X Statistics and Status
7-14
C H A P T E R
8
Configuring Interface Characteristics
8-1
Understanding Interface Types
8-1
Port-Based VLANs
8-2
Switch Ports
8-2
Access Ports
8-2
Trunk Ports
8-3
EtherChannel Port Groups
8-3
Switch Virtual Interfaces
8-4
Routed Ports
8-4
Connecting Interfaces
8-5
Using the Interface Command
8-6
Procedures for Configuring Interfaces
8-7
Configuring a Range of Interfaces
8-9
Configuring and Using Interface Range Macros
8-11
Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces
8-12
Default Layer 2 Ethernet Interface Configuration
8-13
Configuring Interface Speed and Duplex Mode
8-14
Configuration Guidelines
8-14
Setting the Interface Speed and Duplex Parameters
8-14