3Com Baseline 2928 PWR Plus - Architecture of 802.1 X

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1 802.1X ·························································································································································1-1
Overview ·················································································································································1-1
Architecture of 802.1X ·····················································································································1-1
Authentication Modes of 802.1X ·····································································································1-1
Basic Concepts of 802.1X ···············································································································1-2
EAP over LANs································································································································1-3
EAP over RADIUS···························································································································1-4
802.1X Authentication Triggering ····································································································1-5
Authentication Process of 802.1X ···································································································1-5
802.1X Timers ·································································································································1-8
802.1X Extensions···························································································································1-9
Features Working Together with 802.1X·························································································1-9
Configuring 802.1X ·······························································································································1-10
Configuration Task List··················································································································1-10
Configuring 802.1X Globally··········································································································1-11
Configuring 802.1X on a Port ········································································································1-12
Configuration Examples························································································································1-14
802.1X Configuration Example······································································································1-14
ACL Assignment Configuration Example ······················································································1-20
Configuration Guidelines·······················································································································1-28