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DES-3226S Layer 2 Switch CLI Reference
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config 802.1x auth_mode
Purpose Used to configure 802.1x authentication mode.
Syntax
config 802.1x auth_mode [port_based
|mac_based]
Description The config 802.1x auth_mode command
configures the authentication mode. 802.1x
authorization can be based on the port from
which the request is made or a list of authorized
MAC addresses can be consulted.
Parameters port_based – Authorization can be port based.
Ports listed in the 802.1x authorized port list are
authorized and subject to any authorization
parameters as configured. This requires
additional configuration to select the ports that
are authorized. See config 802.1 init below.
mac_based - Authorization can be based on
MAC address. Authorized MAC addresses are
listed in the 802.1x authorized MAC address.
Additional configuration is required to list the
MAC address in the authorization list and to
specify the port from which request is made.
See config 802.1 init below.
Restrictions Only administrator-level users can issue this
command.