Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR User Manual

DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Enables CISP.cisp enable
Example:
Switch(config)# cisp enable
Step 2
Creates 802.1x credentials profile. This must be attached
to the port that is configured as supplicant.
dot1x credentials profile
Example:
Switch(config)# dot1x credentials test
Step 3
Creates a username.
username suppswitch
Example:
Switch(config)# username suppswitch
Step 4
Creates a password for the new username.
password password
Example:
Switch(config)# password myswitch
Step 5
Forces the switch to send only multicast EAPOL packets
when it receives either unicast or multicast packets.
dot1x supplicant force-multicast
Example:
Switch(config)# dot1x supplicant force-multicast
Step 6
This also allows NEAT to work on the supplicant switch
in all host modes.
Specifies the port to be configured, and enter interface
configuration mode.
interface interface-id
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1
Step 7
Sets the port to trunk mode.switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk
Step 8
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Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Configuring a Supplicant Switch with NEAT

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