JetStream  52-Port Gigabit Stackable L3 Managed Switch  CLI Guide 
 
Parameter 
auto | authorized-force | unauthorized-force  ——  The Control Mode for the 
port. 
auto:
  In this mode, the port will normally work only after passing the 802.1X 
Authentication. 
authorized-force: In this mode, the port can work normally without passing 
the 802.1X Authentication. 
unauthorized-force: In this mode, the port is forbidden working for its fixed 
unauthorized status. 
Command Mode 
Interface Configuration Mode (interface gigabitEthernet / interface range 
gigabitEthernet / interface ten-gigabitEthernet / interface range 
ten-gigabitEthernet) 
Example 
Configure the Control Mode for Gigabit Ethernet  port 1/0/20 as 
“authorized-force”: 
T3700G-52TQ(config)#interface gigabitEthernet 1/0/20 
T3700G-52TQ(config-if)#dot1x port-control authorized-force 
17.10  dot1x port-method 
Description 
The  dot1x port-method  command is used to configure the control type of 
IEEE 802.1X for the specified port. By default, the control type is “mac-based”. 
To restore to the default configuration, please use  no dot1x port-method 
command. 
Syntax 
dot1x port-method { mac-based | port-based } 
no dot1x port-method 
Parameter 
mac-based | port-based ——The control type for the port.   
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