Fallback Profile - Cisco Catalyst 3550 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Catalyst 3550 Switch Cisco IOS Commands

fallback profile

Use the fallback profile global configuration command on the switch stack or on a standalone switch to
create a fallback profile for web authentication. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this
command.
Syntax Description
fallback-profile
ip
access-group
admission
Defaults This command has no default setting.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History Release
12.2(35)SE
Usage Guidelines The fallback profile is used to define the IEEE 802.1x fallback behavior for IEEE 802.1x ports that do
not have supplicants. The only supported behavior is to fall back to web authentication.
Examples This example shows how to create a fallback profile to be used with web authentication:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# ip admission name rule1 proxy http
Switch(config)# fallback profile profile1
Switch(config)# end
Switch#
You can verify your settings by entering the show running-configuration [interface interface-id]
privileged EXEC command.
Related Commands Command
show dot1x
dot1x fallback
OL-8566-02
fallback profile fallback-profile
no fallback profile
Configure a fallback profile for clients that do not support IEEE 802.1x
authentication. The clients connect to the port by using web authentication.
Create an IP configuration.
Specify access control for packets.
Apply an IP admission rule.
Modification
This command was introduced.
[interface interface-id]
Description
Displays IEEE 802.1x status for the specified port.
Configure a port to use web authentication as a fallback
method for clients that do not support IEEE 802.1x
authentication.
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