Security: 802.1X Authentication
802.1X Configuration Through the GUI
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See Port Host Modes for an explanation of these modes.
To define 802.1X advanced settings for ports:
STEP 1 Click Security > 802.1X/MAC/Web Authentication > Host and Session
Authentication.
802.1X authentication parameters are described for all ports. All fields except the
following are described in the Edit page.
• Number of Violations—Displays the number of packets that arrive on the
interface in single-host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the
supplicant MAC address.
STEP 2 Select a port, and click Edit.
STEP 3 Enter the parameters.
• Interface—Enter a port number for which host authentication is enabled.
• Host Authentication—Select one of the modes. These modes are
described above in Port Host Modes.
Single Host Violation Settings (only displayed if host authentication is Single
Host):
• Action on Violation—Select the action to be applied to packets arriving in
Single Session/Single Host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not
the supplicant MAC address. The options are:
- Protect (Discard)—Discards the packets.
- Restrict (Forward)—Forwards the packets.
- Shutdown—Discards the packets and shuts down the port. The ports
remains shut down until reactivated, or until the device is rebooted.
• Traps—Select to enable traps.
• Trap Frequency—Defines how often traps are sent to the host. This field can
be defined only if multiple hosts are disabled.
STEP 4 Click Apply. The settings are written to the Running Configuration file.
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