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Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
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CHAPTER
7Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication 7-1
Understanding 802.1X Port-Based Authentication 7-1
Device Roles 7-2
Authentication Initiation and Message E xchange 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-Retran smission 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
CHAPTER
8Configuring 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