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Chapter 13: 802.1x Network Access Control

184 Section I: Using the Menus Interface

3. Type P to select Port No.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter port number>

4. Enter the number of the port on the switch you want to configure. You

can configure only one port at a time.

The Port Based Access Control Configuration Menu is updated with

the current settings of the selected port.

5. Type N to select NAS ID.

This parameter assigns an 802.1x identifier to the switch that applies

to all ports. The NAS ID can be up to sixteen characters. Valid

characters are 0 to 9, a to z, and A to Z. Spaces are allowed.

Specifying an NAS ID is optional.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter NAS ID >

6. Type a name for the NAS ID.

Note

Port Status displays the current 802.1 status of the port as either

authorized or unauthorized. This is not an adjustable parameter.

7. To configure the port control type, do the following:

a. Type C to select Port Control.

The following prompt is displayed:

Select authenticator port control (A/U/F) >

The options are:

A (Auto) - Enables 802.1x authentication and causes the port

to begin in the unauthorized state, allowing only EAPOL frames

to be sent and received through the port. The authentication

process begins when the link state of the port changes or the

port receives an EAPOL-Start packet from a supplicant. The

switch requests the identity of the client and begins relaying

authentication prompts between the client and the

authentication server.

U (Force-unauthorized) - Causes the port to remain in the

unauthorized state, ignoring all attempts by the client to

authenticate.

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