Security Configuration Command Set
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide 14-15
14.3.2 Configuring 802.1X Authentication
Purpose
To review and configure 802.1X authentication for one or more ports using EAPOL (Extensible
Authentication Protocol Over LANs). 802.1X controls network access by enforcing user
authorization on selected ports, which results in allowing or denying network access according to
user profiles on the RADIUS server.
Commands
The commands needed to review and configure 802.1X are listed below and described in the
associated section as shown:
•show dot1x (Section 14.3.2.1)
•show dot1x auth-config (Section 14.3.2.4)
•set dot1x (Section 14.3.2.3)
•set dot1x auth-config (Section 14.3.2.4)
•set dot1x port (Section 14.3.2.5)
•clear dot1x auth-config (Section 14.3.2.6)
•show eapol (Section 14.3.2.7)
•set eapol (Section 14.3.2.8)
For an overview on 802.1X port-based authentication, refer to Section 14.4.2.
NOTES: When both 802.1X and MAC authentication are enabled on the same device,
the switch enforces a precedence relationship between MAC authentication and 802.1X
methods. For more information on these precedence rules, refer to Section14.4.3.2.
In addition to the EAPOL commands described in this section, Matrix E1 (1G58x-09 and
1H582-xx) devices with firmware versions 3.xx.xx and higher also support a dot1x
command set for enabling and configuring 802.1X authentication. The dot1x
commands that can be used alternatively to eapol commands are noted in the
appropriate sections under the heading “Command Alternative (v3.xx.xx and higher)”.