Specifications

dot1x authentication
365
dot1x authentication
Sets the name of an authentication method list for the port-based authentication method.
Syntax
To set or change information:
dot1x authentication <List name>
To delete information:
no dot1x authentication
Input mode
(config-if)
Parameters
<List name>
Sets the authentication method list name set by using the
aaa authentication
dot1x command.
1. Default value when this parameter is omitted:
This parameter cannot be omitted.
2. Range of values:
Specify a character string that has no more than 32 characters. For details
about the characters that can be specified, see Specifiable values for
parameters (with the exception of the at mark (
@)).
We recommend that you use an upper-case letter for the first character.
Default behavior
IEEE 802.1X authentication is performed by using the default values of the Switch.
Impact on communication
Authentication of a terminal for a port whose authentication method list name has been
changed is canceled.
When the change is applied
The change is applied immediately after setting values are changed.
Notes
1. All IEEE 802.1X settings take effect when the dot1x system-auth-control
command is set.
2. See Table 22-1 Configuration commands and IEEE 802.1X authentication modes for
the authentication mode in which the command's settings are operable.
3. If at least one of the following commands is set for a Switch, this command cannot be
set:
 dot1x vlan dynamic enable
 dot1x vlan dynamic radius-vlan
 web-authentication user-group
 web-authentication vlan
 mac-authentication interface