Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR User Manual

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
A user connects to a port on the switch.
Step 1
Authentication is performed.
Step 2
VLAN assignment is enabled, as appropriate, based on the RADIUS server configuration.
Step 3
The switch sends a start message to an accounting server.
Step 4
Re-authentication is performed, as necessary.
Step 5
The switch sends an interim accounting update to the accounting server that is based on
the result of re-authentication.
Step 6
The user disconnects from the port.
Step 7
The switch sends a stop message to the accounting server.
Step 8
Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure 802.1x port-based authentication:
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
aaa new-model
3.
aaa authentication dot1x {default} method1
4.
dot1x system-auth-control
5.
aaa authorization network {default} group radius
6.
radius-server host ip-address
7.
radius-server key string
8.
interface interface-id
9.
switchport mode access
10.
authentication port-control auto
11.
dot1x pae authenticator
12.
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Catalyst 2960-XR Switch Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX1
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Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication

Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Specifications

General

Stacking Bandwidth	80 Gbps
Layer Support	Layer 2 and Layer 3
Jumbo Frame Support	9198 bytes
RAM	512 MB
Input Voltage	100-240V AC
Model	Catalyst 2960-XR
Uplink Interfaces	4 x 1G SFP or 2 x 10G SFP+
Downlink Interfaces	24 or 48 x Gigabit Ethernet ports
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	16, 000 entries
PoE	Available on PoE models
Weight	4.5 kg
Features	energy efficiency
Stacking	Up to 8 switches
Operating Temperature	0 to 45°C