Cisco 4500M Software Manual page 442

How to Configure 802.1X
To configure 802.1X port-based authentication, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2
Switch(config)#
[no] dot1x system-auth-control
Step 3
Switch(config)# aaa new-model
Step 4
Switch(config)# aaa authentication
{ }
dot1x default
Step 5
Switch(config)# aaa authorization
network {default} group radius
Step 6
Switch(config)# interface
interface-id
Step 7
Switch(config-if)# dot1x
port-control auto
Step 8
Switch(config-if)# end
Step 9
Switch # show dot1x all
Step 10
Switch# show running-config
Step 11
Switch# copy running-config
startup-config
To disable AAA, use the no aaa new-model global configuration command.
To disable 802.1X AAA authentication, use the no aaa authentication dot1x {default | list-name}
method1 [method2...] global configuration command.
To disable 802.1X authentication, use the dot1x port-control force-authorized or the no dot1x
port-control interface configuration command.
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Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enables the 802.1X feature on your switch.
Enables AAA.
Creates an 802.1X authentication method list.
[ ...]
method1 method2
To create a default list that is used when a named list is not specified in
the authentication command, use the default keyword followed by the
methods that are to be used in default situations. The default method list
is automatically applied to all interfaces.
Enter at least one of these keywords:
•
•
(Optional) Configure the switch for user RADIUS authorization for all
network-related service requests, such as VLAN assignment.
Enters interface configuration mode and specifies the interface to be
enabled for 802.1X authentication.
Enables 802.1X authentication on the interface.
For feature interaction information with trunk, dynamic, dynamic-access,
EtherChannel, secure, and SPAN ports, see the
Guidelines" section on page
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Verifies your entries.
Check the Status column in the 802.1X Port Summary section of the
display. An enabled status means that the port-control value is set either
to auto or to force-unauthorized.
Verifies your entries.
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.
Chapter 31 Understanding and Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
group radius—Use the list of all RADIUS servers for authentication.
none—Use no authentication. The client is automatically
authenticated by the switch without using the information supplied by
the client.
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