Administrator Guide

Related
Commands
dot1x auth-fail-vlan — configures a VLAN for authentication failures.
dot1x reauthentication — enables periodic re-authentication.
show dot1x interface — displays the 802.1X information on an 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, Dell Networking OS attempts to authenticate the host based on its MAC address.
Z9000
Syntax
[no] dot1x mac-auth-bypass
Defaults Disabled
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
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 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.4 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.4.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
Usage
Information
To disable MAC authentication bypass on a port, enter the no dot1x mac-auth-
bypass
command.
dot1x max-eap-req
Configure the maximum number of times an extensive authentication protocol (EAP) request is
transmitted before the session times out.
Z9000
Syntax
dot1x max-eap-req number
To return to the default, use the no dot1x max-eap-req command.
Parameters
number Enter the number of times an EAP request is transmitted
before a session time-out. The range is from 1 to 10. The
default is 2.
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