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dot1x auth-mode
Use the dot1x auth-mode command to specify the 802.1x authentication mode.
dot1x auth-mode {port-based | host-based}
Default port-based mode
Command Mode Interface configuration
Usage Guideline The maximum number of hosts allowed to connect to an 802.1X-enabled port is
project-dependent.
Example The following example shows how to specify the authentication mode as host-
based.
Verify the settings by entering the show dot1x auth-configuration command.
Syntax Description
port-based Specifies the authentication mode as port-based. When in the port-based mode
if one supplicant is successfully authenticated, other hosts that are connected to
the same port are allowed to access the port. Each port implements one
authenticator state machine.
host-based Specifies the authentication mode as host-based. When in the host-based mode,
each host is identified by its MAC address. Only hosts which are successfully
authenticated are allowed to access the port. Each MAC address implements
one authenticator state machines.
Switch(config)#interface eth4.3
Switch(config-if)# dot1x auth-mode host-based