Configuring Port-Based and User-Based Access Control (802.1X)

Contents

3. Configure the 802.1X Authentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24

4. Enter the RADIUS Host IP Address(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

5. Enable 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25

6. Optional: Reset Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26

7. Optional: Configure 802.1X Controlled Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26

Wake-on-LAN Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27

Example: Configuring 802.1X Controlled Directions . . . . . . . . 10-28

802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29 VLAN Membership Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30 Use Models for 802.1X Open VLAN Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-31

Operating Rules for Authorized-Client and

Unauthorized-Client VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-36 Setting Up and Configuring 802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 10-40 802.1X Open VLAN Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44

Option For Authenticator Ports: Configure Port-Security

To Allow Only 802.1X-Authenticated Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-45

Port-Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-46

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X

Connections to Other Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47 Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47 Supplicant Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-49

Displaying 802.1X Configuration, Statistics, and Counters . . . . 10-51Show Commands for Port-Access Authenticator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-51Viewing 802.1X Open VLAN Mode Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61 Show Commands for Port-Access Supplicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-65

How RADIUS/802.1X Authentication Affects VLAN Operation . 10-66

VLAN Assignment on a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-67

Example of Untagged VLAN Assignment in a RADIUS-Based

Authentication Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69

Enabling the Use of GVRP-Learned Dynamic VLANs

in Authentication Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-72

Messages Related to 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-74

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