Users Guide

NOTE: You must enabled dot1x authentication globaly as well as in interface mode on which
supplicant is connected.
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 configuration 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
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