Dot1X Re-Authenticate - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

dot1x re-authenticate

To manually initiate a reauthentication of all 802.1X-enabled ports or the specified 802.1X-enabled port,
use the dot1x re-authenticate command.
Syntax Description interface interface-id
Defaults
This command has no default settings.
Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode
Command History Release
12.1(12c)EW
Usage Guidelines
You can use this command to reauthenticate a client without waiting for the configured number of
seconds between reauthentication attempts (re-authperiod) and automatic reauthentication.
Examples
This example shows how to manually reauthenticate the device connected to Gigabit Ethernet
interface 1/1:
Switch# dot1x re-authenticate interface gigabitethernet1/1
Starting reauthentication on gigabitethernet1/1
Switch#
OL-27596 -01
dot1x re-authenticate [interface interface-id]
(Optional) Module and port number of the interface.
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.4.0SG and IOS 15.1(2)SG)
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