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Click Apply Changes.
The parameters are copied to the selected port in the Port Based Authentication Table, and
the device is updated.
Enabling Port Based Authentication Using the CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for enabling port based
authentication as displayed in the Port Based Authentication page.
Table 7-1. Port Authentication CLI Commands
CLI Command
aaa authentication
dot1x default
method1 [ method2. ]
dot1x system-auth-
control
dot1x port-control
{auto | force-
authorized | force-
unauthorized}
dot1x max-req count
dot1x re-
authenticate
[ethernet interface ]
dot1x re-
authentication
dot1x timeout quiet-
period seconds
dot1x timeout re-
authperiod seconds
dot1x timeout
server-timeout
seconds
dot1x timeout supp-
timeout seconds
Description
Specifies one or more authentication,
authorization, and accounting (AAA) methods
for use on interfaces running IEEE 802.1X.
Enables 802.1X globally.
Manually controls the authorization state of the
port.
Sets the maximum number of times that the
device sends an EAP to the client, before
restarting the authentication process.
Manually initiates a re-authentication of all
802.1X-enabled ports or the specified 802.1X-
enabled port.
Enables periodic re-authentication of the client.
Sets the number of seconds that the
remains in the quiet state following a failed
authentication exchange.
Sets the number of seconds between re-
authentication attempts.
Sets the time for the retransmission of packets to
the authentication server.
Sets the time for the retransmission of an EAP
request frame to the client.
device
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