Specifications

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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring the Switch to Use Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes 9-28
Configuring the Switch for Vendor-Proprietary RADIUS Server Communication 9-29
Displaying the RADIUS Configuration 9-30
Configuring the Switch for Local Authentication and Authorization 9-30
Configuring the Switch for Secure Shell 9-31
Understanding SSH 9-32
Cryptographic Software Image Guidelines 9-32
Configuring SSH 9-32
CHAPTER 10 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication 10-1
Understanding 802.1X Port-Based Authentication 10-1
Device Roles 10-2
Authentication Initiation and Message Exchange 10-3
Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States 10-4
Voice VLAN Ports 10-5
Using 802.1X with Port Security 10-5
Using 802.1X with VLAN Assignment 10-6
Supported Topologies 10-7
Configuring 802.1X Authentication 10-7
Default 802.1X Configuration 10-8
802.1X Configuration Guidelines 10-9
Enabling 802.1X Authentication 10-9
Configuring the Switch-to-RADIUS-Server Communication 10-11
Enabling Periodic Re-Authentication 10-12
Manually Re-Authenticating a Client Connected to a Port 10-13
Changing the Quiet Period 10-13
Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time 10-14
Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number 10-14
Enabling Multiple Hosts 10-15
Resetting the 802.1X Configuration to the Default Values 10-16
Displaying 802.1X Statistics and Status 10-16
CHAPTER 11 Configuring the Switch Interfaces 11-1
Understanding Interface Types 11-1
Access Ports 11-2
Trunk Ports 11-2
Port-Based VLANs 11-3
EtherChannel Port Groups 11-3
Connecting Interfaces 11-4