Configuring Port-Based Access Control (802.1X)

Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X Authenticators

Configures an existing, static VLAN to be the Authorized -Client VLAN. Refer to “802.1X Open VLAN Mode” on page 8-21.

aaaport-access authenticator < port-list> (Syntax Continued) [initialize]

On the specified ports, blocks inbound and outbound traffic and restarts the 802.1X authentication process. This happens only on ports configured with control auto and actively operating as 802.1X authenticators.

Note: If a specified port is configured with control authorized and port-security, and the port has learned an authorized address, the port will remove this address and learn a new one from the first packet it receives.

[reauthenticate]

Forces reauthentication (unless the authenticator is in 'HELD' state).

[clear-statistics]

Clears authenticator statistics counters.

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