Chapter 8
| Authentication Commands
802.1X Port Authentication
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General Commands
dot1x default This command sets all configurable dot1x authenticator global and port settings to
their default values.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
This command resets the following commands to their default settings:
â—† dot1x system-auth-control
â—† dot1x eapol-pass-through
â—† dot1x port-control
â—† dot1x port-control multi-host max-count
dot1x operation-mode Allows single or multiple hosts on an dot1x port IC
dot1x port-control Sets dot1x mode for a port interface IC
dot1x re-authentication Enables re-authentication for all ports IC
dot1x timeout quiet-period Sets the time that a switch port waits after the Max Request
Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a
new client
IC
dot1x timeout re-authperiod Sets the time period after which a connected client must
be re-authenticated
IC
dot1x timeout supp-timeout Sets the interval for a supplicant to respond IC
dot1x timeout tx-period Sets the time period during an authentication session that
the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet
IC
dot1x re-authenticate Forces re-authentication on specific ports PE
Supplicant Commands
dot1x identity profile Configures dot1x supplicant user name and password GC
dot1x max-start Sets the maximum number of times that a port supplicant
will send an EAP start frame to the client
IC
dot1x pae supplicant Enables dot1x supplicant mode on an interface IC
dot1x timeout auth-period Sets the time that a supplicant port waits for a response
from the authenticator
IC
dot1x timeout held-period Sets the time a port waits after the maximum start count
has been exceeded before attempting to find another
authenticator
IC
dot1x timeout start-period Sets the time that a supplicant port waits before resending
an EAPOL start frame to the authenticator
IC
Information Display Commands
show dot1x Shows all dot1x related information PE
Table 48: 802.1X Port Authentication Commands (Continued)
Command Function Mode