Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Guide

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Chapter 49 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
About 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Figure 49-3 Authentication Flowchart
802.1X Host Mode
The 802.1X port’s host mode determines whether more than one client can be authenticated on the port and how authentication
is enforced. You can configure an 802.1X port to use any of the five host modes described in the following sections. In addition,
each mode can be modified to allow preauthentication open access:
• Single-Host Mode, page 49-7
• Multiple-Hosts Mode, page 49-7
• Multidomain Authentication Mode, page 49-7
• Multiauthentication Mode, page 49-8
• Pre-authentication Open Access, page 49-8

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