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Chapter 40 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
switch denies access to the network for all wireless access point-attached clients. In this topology, the
wireless access point is responsible for authenticating clients attached to it, and the wireless access point
acts as a client to the switch.
Figure 40-9 Wireless LAN Example
Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
To configure 802.1X, follow this procedure:
Step 1 Enable 802.1X authentication. See the “Enabling 802.1X Authentication” section on page 40-28.
Step 2 Configure switch to RADIUS server communication. See the “Configuring Switch-to-RADIUS-Server
Communication” section on page 40-32.
Step 3 Adjust the 802.1X timer values. See the “Changing the Quiet Period” section on page 40-81.
Step 4 Configure optional features. See the “Configuring RADIUS-Provided Session Timeouts” section on
page 40-51.
These sections describe how to configure 802.1X:
Default 802.1X Configuration, page 40-27
802.1X Configuration Guidelines, page 40-28
Enabling 802.1X Authentication, page 40-28 (required)
Configuring Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication, page 40-32 (required)
Configuring Multiple Domain Authentication and Multiple Authorization, page 40-34
Configuring 802.1X Authentication with ACL Assignments and Redirect URLs, page 40-38
Configuring 802.1X Authentication with Per-User ACL and Filter-ID ACL, page 40-44
Configuring RADIUS-Provided Session Timeouts, page 40-51 (optional)
Configuring MAC Move, page 40-53 (optional)
Configuring MAC Replace, page 40-53 (optional)
Configuring Violation Action, page 40-54 (optional)
Configuring 802.1X with Guest VLANs, page 40-55 (optional)
Configuring 802.1X with MAC Authentication Bypass, page 40-58 (optional)
Wireless
clients Wireless
access point Catalyst 4500 Network
Access Switch RADIUS
94160
Authenticator Authentication server
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