Command Line Reference Guide

Defaults single-host
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
• Single-host mode authenticates only one host per authenticator port and drops
all other traffic on the port.
• Multi-host mode authenticates the first host to respond to an Identity Request
and then permits all other traffic on the port.
• Multi-supplicant mode authenticates every device attempting to connect to the
network on the authenticator port.
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.
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
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
dot1x max-eap-req
Configure the maximum number of times an extensive authentication protocol (EAP) request is
transmitted before the session times out.
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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