Setting The Supplicant Number On A Port; Setting The Authentication In Dhcp Environment; Configuring The Authentication Method For 802.1X User - Huawei Quidway S3500 Series Operation Manual

Operation Manual - Security
Quidway S3500 Series Ethernet Switches

1.2.5 Setting the Supplicant Number on a Port

The following commands are used for setting number of users allowed by 802.1x on
specified port. When no port is specified, all the ports accept the same number of
supplicants.
Perform the following configurations in system view or Ethernet port view.
Table 1-5 Setting the maximum number of users via a specified port
Set maximum number of users via
specified port
Restore the maximum number of users on
the port to the default value
By default, 802.1x allows up to 256 supplicants on each port for S3500 Series Ethernet
switches.

1.2.6 Setting the Authentication in DHCP Environment

If in DHCP environment the users configure static IP addresses, you can set 802.1x to
disable the switch to trigger the user ID authentication over them with the following
command.
Perform the following configurations in system view.
Table 1-6 Setting the Authentication in DHCP Environment
Disable the switch to trigger the user ID
authentication over the users who configure
static IP addresses in DHCP environment
Enable the switch to trigger the authentication
over them
By default, the switch can trigger the user ID authentication over the users who
configure static IP addresses in DHCP environment.

1.2.7 Configuring the Authentication Method for 802.1x User

The following commands can be used to configure the authentication method for
802.1x user. Three kinds of methods are available: PAP authentication (RADIUS server
must support PAP authentication), CHAP authentication (RADIUS server must support
CHAP authentication), EAP relay authentication (switch send authentication
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Chapter 1 802.1x Configuration
Command
dot1x max-user
[ interface interface-list ]
undo dot1x max-user [ interface
interface-list ]
Command
dot1x dhcp-launch
undo dot1x dhcp-launch
user-number