Command Line Reference Guide

dot1x host-mode
Enable single-host or multi-host authentication.
S5000
Syntax
dot1x host-mode {single-host | multi-host | multi-auth}
Parameters
single-host Enable single-host authentication.
multi-host Enable multi-host authentication.
multi-auth Enable multi-supplicant authentication.
Defaults single-host
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
• Single-host mode authenticates only one host per authenticator port and drops all
other traffic on the port.
• Multi-host mode authenticates the first host to respond to an Identity Request and then
permits all other traffic on the port.
• Multi-supplicant mode authenticates every device attempting to connect to the
network on the authenticator port.
Related
Commands
show dot1x interface
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
Enable MAC authentication bypass. If 802.1X times out because the host did not respond to the Identity Request frame,
FTOS attempts to authenticate the host based on its MAC address.
S5000
Syntax
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
To disable MAC authentication bypass on a port, use the no dot1x mac-auth-bypass
command.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
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