Operation Manual
802.1X Management Commands
Mobility System Software Command Reference Guide
Version 7.3
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set dot1x port-control
Determines the 802.1X authentication behavior on individual wired authentication ports or
groups of ports.
Syntax
set dot1x port-control {forceauth | forceunauth | auto} port-list
Defaults
By default, wired authentication ports are set to auto.
Access
Enabled.
History
Introduced in MSS 1.0.
Usage
This command affects only wired authentication ports.
Examples
The following command forces port 19 to unconditionally accept all 802.1X
authentication attempts:
MX# set dot1x port-control forceauth 19
success: authcontrol for 19 is set to FORCE-AUTH.
See Also
● show port status on page 5-65
● show dot1x on page 18-447
set dot1x quiet-period
Sets the number of seconds an MX remains quiet and does not respond to a supplicant after a
failed authentication.
Syntax
set dot1x quiet-period seconds
Defaults
The default is 60 seconds.
Access
Enabled.
History
Introduced in MSS 1.0.
Examples
Type the following command to set the quiet period to 90 seconds:
MX# set dot1x quiet-period 90
success: dot1x quiet period set to 90.
See Also
● clear dot1x quiet-period on page 18-437
● show dot1x on page 18-447
forceauth Forces the specified wired authentication port(s) to unconditionally authorize all
802.1X authentication attempts, with an EAP success message.
forceunauth Forces the specified wired authentication port(s) to unconditionally reject all 802.1X
authentication attempts with an EAP failure message.
auto Allows the specified wired authentication ports to process 802.1X authentication
normally as determined for the user by the set authentication dot1X command.
port-list One or more wired authentication ports for which to set 802.1X port control.
seconds Specify a value between 0 and 65,535.