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

Contents

3. Configure the 802.1X Authentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-26

4. Enter the RADIUS Host IP Address(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-27

5. Enable 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-27

6. Optional: Reset Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-28

7. Optional: Configure 802.1X Controlled Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-28

Wake-on-LAN Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-29

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-29

Example: Configuring 802.1X Controlled Directions . . . . . . . . 12-30

802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VLAN Membership Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Use Models for 802.1X Open VLAN Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Operating Rules for Authorized-Client and

 

Unauthorized-Client VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Setting Up and Configuring 802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . .

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802.1X Open VLAN Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Option For Authenticator Ports: Configure Port-Security

To Allow Only 802.1X-Authenticated Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-47

Port-Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-48

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As

Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches . . . . . . . . 12-49Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-49 Supplicant Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-51

Displaying 802.1X Configuration, Statistics, and Counters . . . . 12-53Show Commands for Port-Access Authenticator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-53Viewing 802.1X Open VLAN Mode Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-62 Show Commands for Port-Access Supplicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-66

How RADIUS/802.1X Authentication Affects VLAN Operation . 12-67

VLAN Assignment on a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-68

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-68

Example of Untagged VLAN Assignment in a RADIUS-Based

Authentication Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-70

Enabling the Use of GVRP-Learned Dynamic VLANs

in Authentication Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-73

Messages Related to 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-75

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