Security: 802.1X Authentication
Authenticated Hosts
Cisco Sx350, SG350X, SG350XG, Sx550X & SG550XG Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.2.5.x
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To define 802.1X advanced settings for ports:
STEP 1
Click
Security
>
802.1X/MAC/Web Authentication
>
Host and Session Authentication
.
The authentication parameters are described for all ports. All fields except the following are
described in the
Edit
page.
•
Number of Violations
—Displays the number of packets that arrive on the interface in
single-host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the supplicant MAC address.
STEP 2
Select a port, and click
Edit.
STEP 3
Enter the parameters.
•
Interface
—Enter a port number for which host authentication is enabled. The OOB port
is included.
•
Host Authentication
—Select one of the modes. These modes are described above in
.
Single Host Violation Settings
(only displayed if host authentication is Single Host):
•
Action on Violation
—Select the action to be applied to packets arriving in Single
Session/Single Host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the supplicant MAC
address. The options are:
-
Protect (Discard)
—Discards the packets.
-
Restrict (Forward)
—Forwards the packets.
-
Shutdown
—Discards the packets and shuts down the port. The ports remains shut
down until reactivated, or until the device is rebooted.
•
Traps
—Select to enable traps.
•
Trap Frequency
—Defines how often traps are sent to the host. This field can be
defined only if multiple hosts are disabled.
STEP 4
Click
Apply
. The settings are written to the Running Configuration file.
Authenticated Hosts
To view details about authenticated users, click
Security
>
802.1X/MAC/Web
Authentication
>
Authenticated Hosts
.