Configuring 802.1X Authentication; Default 802.1X Configuration - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Manual

Configuring 802.1X Authentication

Configuring 802.1X Authentication
The section describes how to configure 802.1X port-based authentication on your switch:
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Default 802.1X Configuration

Table 7-1
Table 7-1
Feature
Authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA) authentication
RADIUS server
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Per-interface 802.1X enable state
Periodic re-authentication
Number of seconds between
re-authentication attempts
Quiet period
Retransmission time
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Default 802.1X Configuration, page 7-6
802.1X Configuration Guidelines, page 7-7
Enabling 802.1X Authentication, page 7-8
Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication, page 7-9
Enabling Periodic Re-Authentication, page 7-10
Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port, page 7-11
Changing the Quiet Period, page 7-11
Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time, page 7-12
Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number, page 7-13
Enabling Multiple Hosts, page 7-13
Resetting the 802.1X Configuration to the Default Values, page 7-14
shows the default 802.1X configuration.
Default 802.1X Configuration
IP address
UDP authentication port
Key
Chapter 7 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
(required)
(optional)
(optional)
(optional)
Default Setting
Disabled.
None specified.
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1812.
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None specified.
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Disabled (force-authorized).
The port transmits and receives normal traffic without
802.1X-based authentication of the client.
Disabled.
3600 seconds.
60 seconds (number of seconds that the switch remains in
the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange
with the client).
30 seconds (number of seconds that the switch should
wait for a response to an EAP request/identity frame
from the client before retransmitting the request).
(required)
(optional)
(optional)
(optional)
(optional)
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