Configuring
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches
Configuring a Supplicant Switch Port. Note that you must enable supplicant operation on a port before you can change the supplicant configuration. This means you must execute the supplicant command once without any other parameters, then execute it again with a supplicant parameter you want to configure. If the intended authenticator port uses RADIUS authentication, then use the identity and secret options to configure the
Syntax: aaa
To enable supplicant operation on the designated ports, execute this command without any other parameters. After doing this, you can use the command again with the following parameters to configure supplicant oper- tion. (Use one instance of the command for each parameter you want to configure The no form disables supplicant operation on the designated port(s).
[identity < username >]
Sets the username and password to pass to the authenticator port when a
[secret]
Enter secret: < password >Repeat secret: < password >Sets the secret password to be used by the port supplicant when an MD5 authentication request is received from an authenticator. The switch prompts you to enter the secret password after the command is invoked.