Accton Technology VS4512DC manual Dot1x port-control, Dot1x operation-mode

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Command Line Interface

dot1x port-control

This command sets the dot1x mode on a port interface. Use the no form to restore the default.

Syntax

dot1x port-control {auto force-authorized force-unauthorized}no dot1x port-control

auto – Requires a dot1x-aware connected client to be authorized by the RADIUS server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be denied access.

force-authorized– Configures the port to grant access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise.

force-unauthorized– Configures the port to deny access to all clients, either dot1x-aware or otherwise.

Default

force-authorized

Command Mode

Interface Configuration

Example

Console(config)#interface eth 1/2

Console(config-if)#dot1x port-control auto

Console(config-if)#

dot1x operation-mode

This command allows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect to an

802.1X-authorized port. Use the no form with no keywords to restore the default to single host. Use the no form with the multi-hostmax-countkeywords to restore the default maximum count.

Syntax

dot1x operation-mode {single-host multi-host [max-count count]} no dot1x operation-mode [multi-host max-count]

single-host– Allows only a single host to connect to this port.

multi-host– Allows multiple host to connect to this port.

max-count– Keyword for the maximum number of hosts.

count – The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port. (Range: 1-20; Default: 5)

Default

Single-host

Command Mode

Interface Configuration

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