Advanced Configuration
Security
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STEP 3 In the 802.1X Setting Table section, select the following:
•Admin State—Select one of the following options from the drop-down
menu to set the authentication mode:
-Auto—Requires a dot1x-aware client to be authorized by the
authentication server. Clients that are not dot1x-aware will be denied
access.
-Force-Authorized—Forces the port to grant access to all clients, either
dot1x-aware or otherwise. (This is the default setting.)
-Force-Unauthorized—Forces the port to deny access to all clients,
either dot1x-aware or otherwise.
•Port State—Displays the state of the 802.1X for each port.
•Re-authenticate—It will trigger the switch to ask a connected client to
restart authentication process.
•Force Reinitialize—It will trigger the specific port of the switch to restart
802.1X process.
•Statistics—The switch can display statistics for 802.1X protocol exchanges
for any po rt.
STEP4 Click Save.
Configuring 802.1X Parameter
When 802.1X is enabled, you need to configure the parameters for the
authentication process that runs between the client and the Cisco SLM2008
switch. The client identity lookup process that runs between the switch and
authentication server also needs to be configured. These parameters are
described in this section.