802.1X P
ORT
A
UTHENTICATION
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Default
force-authorized
Command Mode
Interface Configuration
Example
dot1x operation-mode
This command allows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect to an
802.1X-authorized port. Use the no form with no keywords to restore the
default to single host. Use the no form with the multi-host max-count
keywords to restore the default maximum count.
Syntax
dot1x operation-mode {single-host | multi-host
[max-countcount]}
no dot1x operation-mode [multi-host max-count]
single-host – Allows only a single host to connect to this port.
multi-host – Allows multiple host to connect to this port.
max-count – Keyword for the maximum number of hosts.
-count – The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port.
(Range: 1-1024; Default: 5)
Default
Single-host
Command Mode
Interface Configuration
Command Usage
The “max-count” parameter specified by this command is only
effective if the dot1x mode is set to “auto” by the dot1x port-control
command (page 4-105).
Console(config)#interface eth 1/2
Console(config-if)#dot1x port-control auto
Console(config-if)#