User`s guide

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NOTICE:
If 802.1X is not enabled or supported on the network access device, any EAPOL
frames from the client are dropped. If the client does not receive an
EAP-request/identity frame after three attempts to start authentication, the client
transmits frames as if the port is in the authorized state. A port in the authorized
state effectively means that the client has been successfully authenticated.
When the client supplies its identity, the switch begins its role as the intermediary,
passing EAP frames between the client and the authentication server until
authentication succeeds or fails. If the authentication succeeds, the switch port
becomes authorized. For more information, see the "Ports in Authorized and
Unauthorized States" section
The specific exchange of EAP frames depends on the authentication method being
used. “Figure 2-43” shows a message exchange initiated by the client using the
One-Time-Password (OTP) authentication method with a RADIUS server.
Figure 2-42
Ports in Authorized and Unauthorized States
The switch port state determines whether or not the client is granted access to the
network. The port starts in the unauthorized state. While in this state, the port
disallows all ingress and egress traffic except for 802.1X protocol packets. When a
client is successfully authenticated, the port transitions to the authorized state,
allowing all traffic for the client to flow normally.