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the VLAN for which the port is configured or the VLAN that the authentication server indicates in the
authentication data.
NOTE:
Ports cannot be dynamically assigned to the default VLAN.
If the supplicant fails authentication, the authenticator typically does not enable the port. In some cases this
behavior is not appropriate. External users of an enterprise network, for example, might not be able to be
authenticated, but still need access to the network. Also, some dumb-terminals, such as network printers, do
not have 802.1X capability and therefore cannot authenticate themselves. To be able to connect such
devices, they must be allowed access the network without compromising network security.
The Guest VLAN 802.1X extension addresses this limitation with regard to non-802.1X capable devices and
the Authentication-fail VLAN 802.1X extension addresses this limitation with regard to external users.
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If the supplicant fails authentication a specified number of times, the authenticator places the port in the
Authentication-fail VLAN.
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If a port is already forwarding on the Guest VLAN when 802.1X is enabled, the port is moved out of the
Guest VLAN and the authentication process begins.
Configuring a Guest VLAN
If the supplicant does not respond within a determined amount of time ([reauth-max + 1] * tx-period, the
system assumes that the host does not have 802.1X capability and the port is placed in the Guest VLAN.
NOTE:
For more information about configuring timeouts, refer to
Configure a port to be placed in the Guest VLAN after failing to respond within the timeout period using the
dot1x guest-vlan command from INTERFACE mode. View your configuration using the show config
command from INTERFACE mode or using the show dot1x interface command from EXEC Privilege
mode.
Example of Viewing Guest VLAN Configuration
Dell(conf-if-Te-2/1)#dot1x guest-vlan 200
Dell(conf-if-Te 2/1))#show config
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1
switchport
dot1x guest-vlan 200
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-Te 2/1))#
Configuring an Authentication-Fail VLAN
If the supplicant fails authentication, the authenticator re-attempts to authenticate after a specified amount of
time.
NOTE:
For more information about authenticator re-attempts, refer to
Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed
You can configure the maximum number of times the authenticator re-attempts authentication after a failure
(3 by default), after which the port is placed in the Authentication-fail VLAN.
Authentication.
Configuring
Timeouts.
802.1X
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