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Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell 7-37
Understanding SSH 7-37
Configuring SSH 7-37
CHAPTER
8 Configuring 802.1x Port-Based Authentication 8-1
Understanding 802.1x Port-Based Authentication 8-1
Device Roles 8-2
Authentication Initiation and Message Exchange 8-3
Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States 8-4
Supported Topologies 8-5
Using 802.1x with Port Security 8-6
Using 802.1x with Voice VLAN Ports 8-6
Using 802.1x with VLAN Assignment 8-7
Using 802.1x with Guest VLAN 8-8
Using 802.1x with Per-User ACLs 8-8
Configuring 802.1x Authentication 8-9
Default 802.1x Configuration 8-10
802.1x Configuration Guidelines 8-11
Configuring 802.1x Authentication 8-11
Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication 8-13
Configuring Periodic Re-Authentication 8-14
Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port 8-14
Changing the Quiet Period 8-15
Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time 8-15
Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number 8-16
Configuring the Host Mode 8-17
Configuring a Guest VLAN 8-18
Resetting the 802.1x Configuration to the Default Values 8-18
Displaying 802.1x Statistics and Status 8-19
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9 Configuring Interface Characteristics 9-1
Understanding Interface Types 9-1
Port-Based VLANs 9-2
Switch Ports 9-2
Access Ports 9-2
Trunk Ports 9-3
Tunnel Ports 9-3
Routed Ports 9-4
Switch Virtual Interfaces 9-4