Setup Guide

Examples of Verifying that 802.1X is Enabled Globally or on an Interface
Verify that 802.1X is enabled globally and at the interface level using the show running-config | find dot1x command from
EXEC Privilege mode.
The bold text show that 802.1x has been enabled. By default, ports are not authorized.
Dell#show running-config | find dot1x
dot1x authentication
!
[output omitted]
!
interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1
no ip address
dot1x authentication
no shutdown
!
Dell#
View 802.1X conīš€guration information for an interface using the show dot1x interface command.
The bold lines show that 802.1X is enabled on all ports unauthorized by default.
Dell#show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1
802.1x information on Te 2/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: AUTO
Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Disable
Untagged VLAN id: None
Guest VLAN: Disable
Guest VLAN id: NONE
Auth-Fail VLAN: Disable
Auth-Fail VLAN id: NONE
Auth-Fail Max-Attempts: NONE
Critical VLAN: Disable
Critical VLAN id: NONE
Mac-Auth-Bypass: Enable
Mac-Auth-Bypass Only: Enable
Static-MAB: Disable
Static-MAB Profile: NONE
Tx Period: 30 seconds
Quiet Period: 60 seconds
ReAuth Max: 2
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 2
Host Mode: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
Mac-Auth-Bypass: Disable
Mac-Auth-Bypass Only: Disable
Tx Period: 30 seconds
Quiet Period: 60 seconds
ReAuth Max: 2
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 2
Host Mode: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
Dell#show int peGigE 255/0/2
peGigE 255/0/2 is up, line protocol is down(802.1x authorization failed)
802.1X
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