Dot1X Port-Method - 3Com 7750 Series Command Reference Manual

3Com Switch 7750 Series
Command Reference Guide – 802.1x
Related command: display dot1x.
Example
# Specify Ethernet 3/0/1 port to operate in unauthorized-force access control mode.
<3Com>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[3Com] dot1x port-control unauthorized-force interface Ethernet 3/0/1

1.1.8 dot1x port-method

Syntax
dot1x port-method { macbased | portbased } [ interface interface-list ]
undo dot1x port-method [ interface interface-list ]
View
System view, Ethernet port view
Parameter
macbased: Authenticates supplicant systems by MAC addresses.
portbased: Authenticates supplicant system by port numbers.
interface-list: Ethernet port list. You can specify multiple Ethernet ports by providing this
argument in the form of interface-list = { interface-name [ to interface- name] & < 1-10 >.
The interface-name argument is the port index of an Ethernet port and can be specified
in this form: interface-name = { interface-type interface-num }, where interface-type
specifies the type of a port and interface-num identifies the port number. "&<1-10>"
means that up to 10 port indexes/port index lists can be provided.
The default access control method is MAC address-based. That is, the macbased
keyword is specified by default.
Description
Use the dot1x port-method command to specify the access control method for
specified Ethernet ports.
Use the undo dot1x port-method command to revert to the default access control
method.
If you specify to authenticate supplicant systems by MAC addresses (that is, the
macbased keyword is specified), all supplicant systems connected to the specified
Ethernet ports are authenticated separately. And if an online user logs off, others are
not affected.
If you specify to authenticate supplicant systems by port numbers (that is, the
portbased keyword is specified), all supplicant systems connected to a specified
Chapter 1 802.1x Configuration Commands
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