Enabling 802.1X globally

You must enable 802.1X authentication for the entire system.

To globally enable 802.1X authentication, perform this task in privileged mode:

Task

Command

Globally enable 802.1X. create dot1x system-auth-control enable

Disabling 802.1X globally

When you enable 802.1X authentication for the entire system, you can disable it globally.

To globally disable 802.1X authentication, perform this task in privileged mode:

Task

Command

Globally disable 802.1X. Create dot1x system-auth-control disable

Enabling and Initializing 802.1X Authentication Individual Ports

After you enable 802.1X authentication globally, you can enable and initialize 802.1X authentication from the console only for individual ports.

To enable and initialize 802.1X authentication for access to the switch, perform this task in privileged mode:

 

Task

Command

 

 

 

Step 1

Enable 802.1X control on a specific port.

create port dot1x mod/port

 

 

port-control auto

 

 

 

Step 2

Initialize 802.1X on the same port.

Create port dot1x mod/port initialize

 

 

 

Step 3

Verify the 802.1X configuration.

get port dot1x mod/port

 

 

 

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