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This document provides information to update your Dell™ PowerConnect™ 5212 User's Guide. The information in this document supersedes that in the User's Guide.
IEEE 802.1x Port Authentication
The IEEE 802.1x standard defines a port-based access control procedure that prevents unauthorized access to a network by requiring users to first enter a user ID and...
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... the reauthentication process of verifying the user ID and password on the RADIUS server, the client remains connected to the network. Only if reauthentication fails is the port blocked. Reauthentication can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port. (Default: Disabled)
• Max Req - Sets the maximum number of times the switch...
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form to restore the default. (Currently only RADIUS is
supported.)
dot1x default
Sets all configurable 802.1x port settings to their default values.
dot1x reauthenticate [interface]
Forces reauthentication on all ports or a specific interface.
dot1x port-control {auto | forceauthorized | forceunauthorized}
Sets the 802.1x mode on a port interface. Use the no form to restore the default...
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... [statistics] [interface interface]
Use this command to show general port authentication related settings on the switch or a specific interface.
The following is an example of the 802.1x CLI commands: Console(config)#authentication dot1x default radius Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1 Console(config-if)#dot1x port-control auto Console(config-if)#dot1x max-req 5 Console(config...
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... ForceAuthorized
n/a
23
disabled ForceAuthorized
n/a
24
disabled ForceAuthorized
n/a
802.1X Port Details
802.1X is enabled on port 1/1
reauth-enabled: Disable
reauth-period: 3600
quiet-period: 60
tx-period:
30
supplicant-timeout: 30
server-timeout: 30
reauth-max:
2
max-req:
2
Status
Unauthorized
Port-control
Auto
Supplicant
00-00-00-00-00-00
Authenticator State...
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Backend State Machine
State
Idle
Request Count
0
Identifier(Server) 0
Reauthentication State Machine
State
Initialize
802.1X is disabled on port 1/2
802.1X is disabled on port 1/3
802.1X is disabled on port 1/4
802.1X is disabled on port 1/23
802.1X is disabled on port...to display statistics for 802.1x protocol exchanges for any port. The page displays ...Update
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• Rx Last EAPOLVer - The protocol version number carried in the most recently received EAPOL frame.
• Rx Last EAPOLSrc - The source MAC address carried in the most recently received EAPOL frame.
&#...all statistics counters for a specific port in table format. You can specify the port from the drop-down list and then click Query, or to update statistics for the currently selected...
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CLI Commands Table 1-2 summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for items in the 802.1x Statistics page.
Table 1-2. 802.1x Statistics CLI Commands
Command
show dot1x [statistics] [interface interface]
Usage
Use this command to show general port authentication related settings...between a client (a user requesting access), a network access server (in this case, the switch...
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... port authentication. The configuration details for each application are in the following sections.
RADIUS Configuration for Management Access
Each user who requires management access to the switch must be configured on the RADIUS server. When setting up the client user database, include the following information:
• User Name.
• Password.
• RADIUS attribute service...
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RADIUS Configuration for 802.1x Port Authentication
Each user that requires 802.1x authentication for network access must be configured locally on the RADIUS server or on an external database that the RADIUS server can access. Most RADIUS server software...