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Catalyst4500 Series SwitchCiscoIOS Command Reference—Release 12.2(18)EW
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Chapter2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
dot1x system-auth-control
dot1x system-auth-control
To enable 802.1x authentication on the switch, use the dot1x system-auth-control command. To disable
802.1x authentication on the system, use the no form of this command.
dot1x system-auth-control
no dot1x system-auth-control
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults The 802.1x authentication is disabled.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines You must enable dot1x system-auth-control if you want to use 802.1x access controls on any port on
the switch. You can then use the dot1x port-control auto command on each specific port on which you
want 802.1x access controls to be used.
Examples This example shows how to enable 802.1x authentication:
Switch(config)# dot1x system-auth-control
Switch(config)#
Related Commands dot1x initialize
show dot1x
Release Modification
12.1(12c)EW Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.