Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches
Configure the port access type.
Syntax:
aaa port-access auth < port-list > client-limit < 1 - 8>
Configures client-based 802.1X authentication on the
specified ports and sets the number of authenticated
devices the port is allowed to learn. For more on this
command, refer to "Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X
Authenticators" on page 9-17.)
— Or —
no aaa port-access auth < port-list > client-limit
Configures port-based 802.1X authentication on the
specified ports, which opens the port. (Refer to "802.1X
Port-Based Access Control" on page 9-5.)
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As
Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to
Other Switches
802.1X Authentication Commands
802.1X Supplicant Commands
[no] aaa port-access < supplicant < [ethernet] < port-list >
[auth-timeout | held-period | start-period | max-start | initialize |
identity | secret | clear-statistics]
802.1X-Related Show Commands
RADIUS server configuration
A switch port can operate as a supplicant in a connection to a port on another
802.1X-aware switch to provide security on links between 802.1X-aware
switches. (A port can operate as both an authenticator and a supplicant.)
Configuring Port-Based and Client-Based Access Control (802.1X)
page 9-17
page 9-47
page 9-47
page 9-50
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