Security: 802.1X Authentication

Authentication Method and Port Mode Support
408 Cisco Small Business 200, 300 and 500 Series Managed Switch Administration Guide (Internal Version)
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Mode Behavior

The following table describes how authenticated and non-authenticated traffic is

handled in various situations.

Unauthenticated Traffic Authenticated Traffic
With Guest VLAN Without Guest VLAN With Radius VLAN Without Radius VLAN
Untagged Tagged Untagged Tagged Untagged Tagged Untagged Tagged

Single-

host

Frames are
re-mapped to
the guest
VLAN
Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belong to
the guest
VLAN or
to the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
Frames are
dropped Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belong to
the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
Frames are
re-mapped to
the RADIUS
assigned
VLAN
Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belong to
the
RADIUS
VLAN or
to the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
Frames are
bridged based
on the static
VLAN
configuration
Frames
are
bridged
based on
the static
VLAN
configurat
ion

Multi-

host

Frames are
re-mapped to
the guest
VLAN
Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belongs to
the guest
VLAN or
to the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
Frames are
dropped Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belongs
to the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
Frames are
re-mapped to
the Radius
assigned
VLAN
Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belongs
to the
Radius
VLAN or
to the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
Frames are
bridged based
on the static
VLAN
configuration
Frames
are
bridged
based on
the static
VLAN
configurat
ion

Lite

multi-

sessions

N/S N/S Frames are
dropped Frames
are
dropped
unless
they
belongs
to the
unauthent
icated
VLANs
N/S N/S Frames are
bridged based
on the static
VLAN
configuration
Frames
are
bridged
based on
the static
VLAN
configurat
ion