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Chapter10 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1x Authentication
Configuring a Restricted VLAN
When you configure a restricted VLAN on a switch stack or a switch, clients that are802.1x-compliant
are moved into the restricted VLAN when the authentication server does not receive a valid username
and password. The switch supports restricted VLANs only in single-host mode.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure a restricted VLAN. This procedure
is optional.
To disable and remove the restricted VLAN, use the no dot1x auth-fail vlan interface configuration
command. The port returns to the unauthorized state.
This example shows how to enable VLAN 2 as an 802.1x restricted VLAN:
Switch(config-if)# dot1x auth-fail vlan 2
You can configure the maximum number of authentication attempts allowed before a user is assigned to
the restricted VLAN by using the dot1x auth-fail max-attempts interface configuration command. The
range of allowable authentication attempts is 1to 3. The default is 3 attempts.
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 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 page10-38.
Step3 switchport mode access
or
switchport mode private-vlan host
Set the port to access mode,
or
Configure the Layer 2 port as a private-VLAN host port.
Step4 authentication port-control auto
or
dot1x port-control auto
Enable 802.1x authentication on the port.
Step5 authentication event fail action
authorize vlan-id
Specify an active VLAN as an 802.1x restricted VLAN. The range is
1 to 4094.
You can configure any active VLAN except an internal VLAN (routed
port), an RSPAN VLAN, a primary private VLAN, or a voice VLAN as
an 802.1x restricted VLAN.
Step6 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step7 show authentication interface-id
or
show dot1x interface interface-id
(Optional) Verify your entries.
Step8 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.