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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2960 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
dot1x re-authenticate
dot1x re-authenticate
Use the dot1x re-authenticate privileged EXEC command to manually initiate a re-authentication of
the specified IEEE 802.1x-enabled port.
dot1x re-authenticate interface interface-id
Syntax Description
Defaults There is no default setting.
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines You can use this command to re-authenticate a client without waiting for the configured number of
seconds between re-authentication attempts (re-authperiod) and automatic re-authentication.
Examples This example shows how to manually re-authenticate the device connected to a port:
Switch# dot1x re-authenticate interface gigabitethernet0/1
Related Commands
interface interface-id Module and port number of the interface to re-authenticate.
Release Modification
12.2(25)FX This command was introduced.
Command Description
dot1x reauthentication Enables periodic re-authentication of the client.
dot1x timeout reauth-period Sets the number of seconds between re-authentication
attempts.