Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch
This example shows how to display the values for all the parameters that are associated with the
authenticator PAE and back-end authenticator on port 1 on module 3:
Console> (enable) show port dot1x 3/1
Port
----- ------------------- ---------- ------------------- -------------
3/1
Port
----- ------------- -----------------
3/1
Console> (enable)
To display the statistics for the different types of EAP frames that are transmitted and received by the
authenticator on a specific port on a specific module, perform this task in normal mode:
Task
Display the statistics for the different types of
EAP frames that are transmitted and received by
the authenticator on a specific port on a specific
module.
This example shows how to display the statistics for the different types of EAP frames that are
transmitted and received by the authenticator on port 1 on module 3:
Console> (enable) show port dot1x statistics 3/1
Port
-----
3/1
Port
-----
3/1
Console> (enable)
To display the global 802.1X parameters, perform this task in normal mode:
Task
Display the PAE capabilities, protocol version,
system-auth-control, and other global dot1x
parameters.
This example shows how to display the global 802.1X parameters:
Console> (enable) show dot1x
PAE Capability
Protocol Version
system-auth-control
max-req
quiet-period
radius-accounting
radius-vlan-assignment
radius-keepalive state
re-authperiod
server-timeout
shutdown-timeout
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Auth-State
BEnd-State Port-Control
connecting
idle
Port-Mode
Re-authentication
SingleAuth
enabled
Tx_Req/Id Tx_Req Tx_Total Rx_Start Rx_Logoff Rx_Resp/Id Rx_Resp
--------- ------ -------- -------- --------- ---------- -------
43
0
43
Rx_Invalid Rx_Len_Err Rx_Total Last_Rx_Frm_Ver Last_Rx_Frm_Src_Mac
---------- ---------- -------- --------------- -------------------
2
0
Authenticator Only
1
enabled
2
60 seconds
disabled
enabled
enabled
7200 seconds
30 seconds
300 seconds
auto
Shutdown-timeout
----------------
disabled
Command
show port dot1x statistics mod/port
0
0
2
0
Command
show dot1x
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Port-Status
unauthorized
Control-Mode
admin
oper
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