Authenticating Users - Dell PowerConnect 54 Series User Manual

• Status — The host status. The possible field values are:
– Unauthorized — Clients (supplicants) have full port access.
– Authorized — Cents (supplicants) have limited port access.
• Number of Violations — The number of packets that arrived on the interface in single-host mode, from a
host whose MAC address is not the client (supplicant) MAC address.
Displaying the Multiple Hosts Table
1 Open the Multiple Hosts page.
2 Click Show All.
The Multiple Hosts Table opens:
Figure 7-4. Multiple Hosts Table
Enabling Multiple Hosts Using the CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for enabling the advanced port based
authentication as displayed in the Multiple Hosts page.
Table 7-2. Multiple Hosts CLI Commands
CLI Command
dot1x multiple-hosts
dot1x single-host-
violation {forward
|discard |discard-
second
shutdown}[trap

Authenticating Users

The Authenticated Users page displays user port access lists. The User Access Lists are defined in the Add
User Name page. To open the Authenticated Users page, click Switch → Network Security →
Authenticated Users.
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Configuring Device Information
Description
Allows multiple hosts (clients) on an 802.1X-
authorized port that has the dot1x port-control
interface configuration command set to auto.
Configures the action to be taken when a station,
whose MAC address is not the client (supplicant)
MAC address, attempts to access the interface.
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