802.1X Supplicant Commands; Dot1X Pae; Dot1X Supplicant Port-Control - NETGEAR M6100 Series Reference Manual

Term Definition
Users Users configured locally to have access to the specified port.

802.1X Supplicant Commands

NETGEAR Managed Switch supports 802.1X (dot1x) supplicant functionality on
point-to-point ports. The administrator can configure the user name and password used in
authentication and capabilities of the supplicant port.

dot1x pae

This command sets the port's dot1x role. The port can serve as either a supplicant or an
authenticator.
Format
dot1x pae {supplicant | authenticator}
Mode Interface Config

dot1x supplicant port-control

This command sets the ports authorization state (Authorized or Unauthorized) either
manually or by setting the port to auto-authorize upon startup. By default all the ports are
authenticators. If the port's attribute needs to be moved from authenticator to supplicant or
from supplicant to authenticator, use this command.
Format
dot1x supplicant port-control {auto | force-authorized | force-unauthorized}
Mode Interface Config
Parameter Description
auto The port is in the Unauthorized state until it presents its user name and password credentials to an
authenticator. If the authenticator authorizes the port, then it is placed in the Authorized state.
force-authorized Sets the authorization state of the port to Authorized, bypassing the authentication process.
force-unauthorized Sets the authorization state of the port to Unauthorized, bypassing the authentication process.
no dot1x supplicant port-control
This command sets the port-control mode to the default, auto.
Default auto
Format
no dot1x supplicant port-control
Mode Interface Config
M6100 Series Switches
Switching Commands
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