Authentication Open - Cisco catalyst 3750 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750 Switch Cisco IOS Commands

authentication open

Use the authentication open interface configuration command to enable or disable open access on a
port. Use the no form of this command to disable open access.
Defaults
Open access is disabled.
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History Release
12.2(50)SE
Usage Guidelines
Open authentication must be enabled if a device requires network access before it is authenticated.
A port ACL should be used to restrict host access when open authentication is enabled.
Examples This example shows how to enable open access on a port:
Switch(config)# authentication open
This example shows how to set the port to disable open access on a port:
Switch(config)# no authentication open
Related Commands Command
authentication
control-direction
authentication event
authentication
fallback
authentication
host-mode
authentication order
authentication
periodic
authentication
port-control
authentication
priority
OL-8552-07
authentication open
no authentication open
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Configures the port mode as unidirectional or bidirectional.
Sets the action for specific authentication events.
Configures a port to use web authentication as a fallback method for clients
that do not support IEEE 802.1x authentication.
Sets the authorization manager mode on a port.
Sets the order of authentication methods used on a port.
Enables or disables reauthentication on a port.
Enables manual control of the port authorization state.
Adds an authentication method to the port-priority list.
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