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Chapter 10 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1x Authentication
Step 4 radius-server host ip-address
[acct-port udp-port] [auth-port
udp-port] [test username name
[idle-time time] [ignore-acct-port]
[ignore-auth-port]] [key string]
(Optional) Configure the RADIUS server parameters by using these
keywords:
acct-port udp-port—Specify the UDP port for the RADIUS
accounting server. The range for the UDP port number is from 0 to
65536. The default is 1646.
auth-port udp-port—Specify the UDP port for the RADIUS
authentication server. The range for the UDP port number is from 0
to 65536. The default is 1645.
Note You should configure the UDP port for the RADIUS accounting
server and the UDP port for the RADIUS authentication server to
nondefault values.
test username name—Enable automated testing of the RADIUS
server status, and specify the username to be used.
idle-time time—Set the interval of time in minutes after which the
switch sends test packets to the server. The range is from 1 to
35791 minutes. The default is 60 minutes (1 hour).
ignore-acct-portDisable testing on the RADIUS-server
accounting port.
ignore-auth-portDisable testing on the RADIUS-server
authentication port.
key string—Specify the authentication and encryption key for all
RADIUS communication between the switch and the RADIUS
daemon.
Note Always configure the key as the last item in the radius-server
host command syntax because leading spaces are ignored, but
spaces within and at the end of the key are used. If you use spaces
in the key, do not enclose the key in quotation marks unless the
quotation marks are part of the key. This key must match the
encryption used on the RADIUS daemon.
You can also configure the authentication and encryption key by
using the radius-server key {0 string | 7 string | string} global
configuration command.
Step 5 dot1x critical {eapol | recovery delay
milliseconds}
(Optional) Configure the parameters for inaccessible authentication
bypass:
eapol—Specify that the switch sends an EAPOL-Success message when
the switch successfully authenticates the critical port.
recovery delay milliseconds—Set the recovery delay period during
which the switch waits to re-initialize a critical port when a RADIUS
server that was unavailable becomes available. The range is from 1 to
10000 milliseconds. The default is 1000 milliseconds (a port can be
re-initialized every second).
Step 6 interface interface-id Specify the port to be configured, and enter interface configuration mode.
For the supported port types, see the “802.1x Authentication
Configuration Guidelines” section on page 10-31.
Command Purpose