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 system-auth-control
dot1x system-auth-control
To enable 802.1X authentication on the switch, use the dot1x system-auth-control command. To
disable 802.1X authentication on the system, use the no form of this command.
dot1x system-auth-control
no dot1x system-auth-control
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults The 802.1X authentication is disabled.
Command Modes Global configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines You must enable dot1x system-auth-control if you want to use the 802.1X access controls on any port
on the switch. You can then use the dot1x port-control auto command on each specific port on which
you want the 802.1X access controls to be used.
Examples This example shows how to enable 802.1X authentication:
Switch(config)# dot1x system-auth-control
Switch(config)#
Related Commands
Release Modification
12.1(12c)EW Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Command Description
dot1x initialize Unauthorizes an interface before reinitializing 802.1X.
show dot1x Displays dot1x 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