Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Guide

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.4.0SG and IOS 15.1(2)SG)
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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
dot1x auth-fail max-attempts
dot1x auth-fail max-attempts
To configure the max number of attempts before a port is moved to the auth-fail VLAN, use the
dot1x auth-fail max-attempts command. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this
command.
dot1x auth-fail max-attempts max-attempts
no dot1x auth-fail max-attempts max-attempts
Syntax Description
Defaults Default is 3.
Command Modes Interface configuration mode
Command History
Examples This example shows how to configure the maximum number of attempts before the port is moved to the
auth-fail VLAN on Fast Ethernet interface 4/3:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet4/3
Switch(config-if)# dot1x auth-fail max-attempts 5
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch#
Related Commands
max-attempts Specifies a maximum number of attempts before a port is moved to the
auth-fail VLAN in the range of 1 to 10.
Release Modification
12.2(25)SG Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Command Description
dot1x max-reauth-req Sets the maximum number of times that the switch will
retransmit an EAP-Request/Identity frame to the client
before restarting the authentication process.
show dot1x Displays 802.1x information.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E