User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software
9-8 Security Commands
202-10088-01, March 2005
dot1x port-control
This command sets the authentication mode to be used on the specified port. . The control mode
may be one of the following.
force-unauthorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port to
unauthorized.
force-authorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port to authorized.
auto: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the outcome of the
authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator and the authentication server.
Default auto
Format dot1x port-control {force-unauthorized | force-
authorized | auto}
Mode Interface Config
no dot1x port-control
This command sets the authentication mode to be used on the specified port to 'auto'.
Format no dot1x port-control
Mode Interface Config
dot1x port-control All
This command sets the authentication mode to be used on all ports. The control mode may be one
of the following.
force-unauthorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port to
unauthorized.
force-authorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port to authorized.
auto: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the outcome of the
authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator and the authentication server.
Default auto
Format dot1x port-control all {force-unauthorized | force-
authorized | auto}