802.1X Port-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5
Alternative To Using a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-6
General 802.1X Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-9
Example of the Authentication Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-9
VLAN Membership Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-10
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-12
General Setup Procedure for 802.1X Access Control . . . . . . . . . . 12-15
Do These Steps Before You Configure 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . 12-15
Overview: Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . 12-18
Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X Authenticators . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19
1. Enable 802.1X Authentication on Selected Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20
A. Enable the Selected Ports as Authenticators and Enable
the (Default) Port-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20
B. Specify User-Based Authentication or Return to
Port-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-21
Example: Configuring User-Based 802.1X Authentication . . . . 12-22
Example: Configuring Port-Based 802.1X Authentication . . . . 12-22
2. Reconfigure Settings for Port-Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-22
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-31
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-31
VLAN Membership Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-32
Use Models for 802.1X Open VLAN Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-33
Operating Rules for Authorized-Client and
Unauthorized-Client VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-38
Setting Up and Configuring 802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 12-42
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