Reference Guide

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dot1x host-mode
s
Enable single-host or multi-host authentication.
Syntax
dot1x host-mode {single-host | multi-host | multi-auth}
Parameters
Defaults
single-host
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
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 through the authenticator port.
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
s
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.
Syntax
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
Usage
Information
To disable MAC authentication bypass on a port, enter the no dot1x
mac-auth-bypass command.
S6000
single-host Enable single-host authentication.
multi-host Enable multi-host authentication.
multi-auth Enable multi-supplicant authentication.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on S6000
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.4.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
S6000
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on S6000
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.4.1.0 Introduced on S-Series