Administrator Guide

● Multi-supplicant mode authenticates every device attempting to connect to the network on the
authenticator port.
● Use this command in Interface Batch Mode to enable single-host or multi-host authentication in a
dual-homing setup.
Related
Commands
show dot1x interface
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
Enable MAC authentication bypass. If 802.1X times out because the host did not respond to the Identity Request frame, the
system attempts to authenticate the host based on its MAC address.
C9000 Series
Syntax
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
To disable MAC authentication bypass on a port, use the no dot1x mac-auth-bypass command.
Defaults Disabled
Command Modes
INTERFACE
INTERFACE (BATCH MODE)
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced the Configuration Terminal Batch mode on C9010.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.4.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
Related
Commands
dot1x auth-type mab-only
dot1x max-eap-req
Configure the maximum number of times an extensive authentication protocol (EAP) request is transmitted before the session
times out.
C9000 Series
Syntax
dot1x max-eap-req number
To return to the default, use the no dot1x max-eap-req command.
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