Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Guide

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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
authentication order
authentication order
To specify the order in which authentication methods should be attempted for a client on an interface,
use the authentication order command in interface configuration mode. To return to the default
settings, use the no form of this command.
authentication order method1 [method2] [method3]
no authentication order
Syntax Description
Command Default The default order is dot1x, MAB, then WebAuth.
Command Modes Interface configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines Once you enter the authentication order command, only those methods explicitly listed will run. Each
method may be entered only once in the run list and no methods may be entered after you enter the
webauth keyword.
Authentication methods are applied in the configured (or default) order until authentication succeeds.
For authentication fails, failover to the next authentication method occurs (subject to the configuration
of authentication event handling).
You can verify your settings with the show authentication privileged EXEC command.
method1 Authentication method to be attempted. The valid values are as follows:
• dot1x—Adds the dot1x authentication method.
• mab—Adds the MAB authentication method.
• webauth—Adds the WebAuth authentication method.
method2
method3
(Optional) Authentication method to be attempted. The valid values are as
follows:
• dot1x—Adds the dot1x authentication method.
• mab—Adds the MAB authentication method.
• webauth—Adds the WebAuth authentication method.
Release Modification
12.2(50)SG Support for this command was introduced.

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