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Chapter8 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
These sections describe how to configure 802.1X port-based authentic ati on on yo ur sw itch:
Default 802.1X Configuration, page 8-6
802.1X Configuration Guidelines, page 8-8
Upgrading from a Previous Software Release, page 8-8
Enabling 802.1X Authentication, page 8-9 (required)
Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication, page 8-10 (required)
Enabling Periodic Re-Authentication, page 8-11 (optional)
Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port, page 8-12 (optional)
Changing the Quiet Period, page 8-12 (optional)
Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time, page 8-13 (optional)
Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number, page 8-14 (optional)
Configuring the Host Mode, page 8-14 (optional)
Resetting the 802.1X Configuration to the Default Values, page 8-15 (optional)

Default 802.1X Configuration

Table 8 -1 shows the default 802.1X configuration.
Table8-1 Default 802.1X Configuration
Feature Default Setting
Authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA) Disabled.
RADIUS server
IP address
UDP authentication port
Key
None specified.
1812.
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).