Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series User Manual

PurposeCommand or Action
Specifies the port to be configured, and enter interface
configuration mode.
interface interface-id
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet2/0/1
Step 2
Enables 802.1x authentication on the port.authentication port-control auto
Example:
Switch(config-if)# authentication port-control
Step 3
auto
Enables MAC authentication bypass.mab [eap]
Step 4
Example:
Switch(config-if)# mab
(Optional) Use the eap keyword to configure the switch
to use EAP for authorization.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.end
Example:
Switch(config-if)# end
Step 5
Formatting a MAC Authentication Bypass Username and Password
Use the optional mab request format command to format the MAB username and password in a style accepted
by the authentication server. The username and password are usually the MAC address of the client. Some
authentication server configurations require the password to be different from the username.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to format MAC authentication bypass username and
passwords.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
mab request format attribute 1 groupsize {1 | 2 | 4 |12} [separator {- | : | .} {lowercase | uppercase}]
3.
mab request format attribute2 {0 | 7} text
4.
end
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How to Configure 802.1x Port-Based Authentication

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Specifications

General

Layer	Layer 2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
MAC Address Table Size	8000
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
Ports	24 or 48 x 10/100/1000