Setting And Enabling Automatic Reauthentication Of The Host - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Chapter 40 Configuring 802.1X Authentication
To enable multiple 802.1X authentications, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1 Enable multiple 802.1X authentications on a
specific port.
Step 2 Verify the 802.1X configuration.
This example shows how to enable multiple 802.1X authentications on port 1 in module 3 and verify the
configuration:
Console> (enable) set port dot1x 3/1 multiple-authentication enable
PortSecurity should be enabled on port 3/1, before enabling Multiple-authentication
Port Security not enabled on 3/1.
Console> (enable) set port security 3/1 enable
Port 3/1 security enabled.
Console> (enable) set port dot1x 3/1 multiple-authentication enable
Port 3/1 Multiple-authentication option enabled
Console> (enable) show port dot1x 3/1
Port
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3/1
Port
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3/1
Console> (enable)

Setting and Enabling Automatic Reauthentication of the Host

You can specify how often 802.1X authentication reauthenticates the host if you do so before you enable
automatic 802.1X host reauthentication. If you do not specify a time period before you enable host
reauthentication, 802.1X defaults to 3600 seconds (the valid values are from 1–65535 seconds).
You can enable automatic 802.1X host reauthentication for the hosts that are connected to a specific port.
To manually reauthenticate the host that is connected to a specific port, see the
Reauthenticating the Host" section on page
To set how often 802.1X authentication reauthenticates the host and enable automatic 802.1X
reauthentication, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1 Set the time constant for reauthenticating the host. set dot1x re-authperiod seconds
Step 2 Enable reauthentication.
Step 3 Verify the 802.1X configuration.
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Auth-State BEnd-State Port-Control
connecting idle
Port-Mode Re-authentication
MultiAuth disabled
Command
set port dot1x mod/port
multiple-authentication {enable | disable}
show port dot1x mod/port
auto
Shutdown-timeout
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disabled
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Command
set port dot1x mod/port re-authentication
enable
show port dot1x mod/port
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch
Port-Status
unauthorized
Control-Mode
admin oper
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