Cisco ESW 500 - Modifying Authentication Settings

Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1x
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Modifying Authentication Settings
STEP 1 Click Security > 802.1X > Authentication. The 802.1X Port Authentication Page
opens:
STEP 2 Click the Edit button. The Edit Authentication Page opens:
Edit Authentication Page
The
Edit Authentication Page contains the following fields:
• Port — Displays the port number for which advanced port-based
authentication is enabled.
• Host Authentication — Defines the Host Authentication mode. The possible
field values are:
- Single — Only the authorized host can access the port.
- Multiple Host — Multiple hosts can be attached to a single 802.1x-
enabled port. Only one host must be authorized for all hosts to access
the network. If the host authentication fails, or an EAPOL-logoff message
is received, all attached clients are denied access to the network.
- Multi Session — Enables number of specific authorized hosts to get
access to the port. Filtering is based on the source MAC address.
• Action on Violation — Defines the action to be applied to packets arriving in
single-host mode, from a host whose MAC address is not the supplicant MAC
address. The possible field values are:
- Forward — Forwards the packet.