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for example, might not be able to be authenticated, but still need access to the network. Also, some
dumb-terminals, such as network printers, do not have 802.1X capability and therefore cannot
authenticate themselves. To be able to connect such devices, they must be allowed access the network
without compromising network security.
The Guest VLAN 802.1X extension addresses this limitation with regard to non-802.1X capable devices
and the Authentication-fail VLAN 802.1X extension addresses this limitation with regard to external users.
• If the supplicant fails authentication a specified number of times, the authenticator places the port in
the Authentication-fail VLAN.
• If a port is already forwarding on the Guest VLAN when 802.1X is enabled, the port is moved out of
the Guest VLAN and the authentication process begins.
Configuring a Guest VLAN
If the supplicant does not respond within a determined amount of time ([reauth-max + 1] * tx-period, the
system assumes that the host does not have 802.1X capability and the port is placed in the Guest VLAN.
NOTE: For more information about configuring timeouts, see Configuring Timeouts.
Configure a port to be placed in the Guest VLAN after failing to respond within the timeout period using
the dot1x guest-vlan command from INTERFACE mode. View your configuration using the show
config command from INTERFACE mode or using the show dot1x interface command from EXEC
Privilege mode.
Example of Viewing Configured Authentication
The following examples shows you how to view the configured authentication using the show
configuration
command in Interface mode.
Dell(conf-if-Te-2/1)#dot1x guest-vlan 200
Dell(conf-if-Te 2/1))#show config
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 21
switchport
dot1x guest-vlan 200
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-Te 2/1))#show config
802.1x information on Te 2/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED
Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Disable
Untagged VLAN id: 200
Guest VLAN: Enabled
Guest VLAN id: 200
Auth-Fail VLAN: Disabled
Auth-Fail VLAN id: NONE
Auth-Fail Max-Attempts: 5
Tx Period: 90 seconds
Quiet Period: 120 seconds
ReAuth Max: 10
Supplicant Timeout: 15 seconds
Server Timeout: 15 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 7200 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 10
Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
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