Reference Guide

The illustration shows the configuration on the Dell Networking system before connecting the end user device in black

and blue text, and after connecting the device in red text. The blue text corresponds to the preceding numbered steps on

dynamic VLAN assignment with 802.1X.

Figure 7. Dynamic VLAN Assignment

1. Configure 8021.x globally (refer to Enabling 802.1X) along with relevant RADIUS server configurations (refer to the

illustration inDynamic VLAN Assignment with Port Authentication).

2. Make the interface a switchport so that it can be assigned to a VLAN.

3. Create the VLAN to which the interface will be assigned.

4. Connect the supplicant to the port configured for 802.1X.

5. Verify that the port has been authorized and placed in the desired VLAN (refer to the illustration in Dynamic VLAN

Assignment with Port Authentication).

Guest and Authentication-Fail VLANs

Typically, the authenticator (the Dell system) denies the supplicant access to the network until the supplicant is

authenticated. If the supplicant is authenticated, the authenticator enables the port and places it in either the VLAN for

which the port is configured or the VLAN that the authentication server indicates in the authentication data.

NOTE: Ports cannot be dynamically assigned to the default VLAN.