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As for the dot1x version-user command, if you execute it in system view without specifying the
interface-list argument, the command applies to all ports. You can also execute this command in port
view. In this case, this command applies to the current port only and the interface-list argument is not
needed.
After performing the following configuration, 802.1x allows running DHCP on access users, and users
are authenticated when they apply for dynamic IP addresses through DHCP.
Follow these steps to enable DHCP-triggered authentication:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enable DHCP-triggered
authentication dot1x dhcp-launch Required
By default, DHCP-triggered
authentication is disabled.
Follow these steps to configure Guest VLAN:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Configure the access control
method on ports dot1x port-method portbased
Required
The default access control
method on ports is MAC-based.
That is, the macbased
keyword is used by default.
Enable the Guest VLAN
function dot1x guest-vlan vlan-id
[ interface interface-list ]
Required
By default, the Guest VLAN
function is disabled.
z The Guest VLAN function is available only when the device operates in the port-based access
control mode.
z Only one Guest VLAN can be configured for each device.
z The Guest VLAN function cannot be implemented if you configure the dot1x dhcp-launch
command on the device to enable DHCP-triggered authentication. This is because the device does
not send authentication packets unsolicitedly in that case.