Configuring Ieee 802.1X Authentication - Cisco ME 3400G-2CS - Ethernet Access Switch Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 8 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
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Configuring IEEE 802.1x Authentication

To configure IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication, you must enable authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA) and specify the authentication method list. A method list describes the sequence and
authentication method to be queried to authenticate a user.
To allow VLAN assignment, you must enable AAA authorization to configure the switch for all
network-related service requests.
This is the IEEE 802.1x AAA process:
A user connects to a port on the switch.
Step 1
Authentication is performed.
Step 2
VLAN assignment is enabled, as appropriate, based on the RADIUS server configuration.
Step 3
The switch sends a start message to an accounting server.
Step 4
Re-authentication is performed, as necessary.
Step 5
Step 6 The switch sends an interim accounting update to the accounting server that is based on the result of
re-authentication.
Step 7 The user disconnects from the port.
Step 8 The switch sends a stop message to the accounting server.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure IEEE 802.1x port-based
authentication:
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2 aaa new-model
Step 3 aaa authentication dot1x {default}
method1
Step 4 dot1x system-auth-control
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You can configure IEEE 802.1x on a private-VLAN port, but do not configure IEEE 802.1x with
port security on private-VLAN ports.
Before globally enabling IEEE 802.1x on a switch by entering the dot1x system-auth-control
global configuration command, remove the EtherChannel configuration from the interfaces on
which IEEE 802.1x and EtherChannel are configured.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enable AAA.
Create an IEEE 802.1x authentication method list.
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
method that is to be used in default situations. The default method list is
automatically applied to all ports.
For method1, enter the group radius keywords to use the list of all
RADIUS servers for authentication.
Note
Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication globally on the switch.
Though other keywords are visible in the command-line help
string, only the group radius keywords are supported.
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