Users Guide

Security Commands 997
User Guidelines
Change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual
circumstances, such as unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with
certain clients and authentication servers.
This command limits the number of EAP-Requests other than EAP
Request/Identity. Use the dot1x max-reauth-req command to limit the
number of EAP Request/Identity messages.
Example
The following example sets the number of times that the switch sends an
EAP-request/identity frame to 6.
console(config)# interface gigabitethernet 1/0/16
console(config-if-Gi1/0/16)# dot1x max-req 6
dot1x max-users
Use the dot1x max-users command in Interface Configuration mode to set
the maximum number of clients supported on the port when MAC-based
802.1x authentication is enabled on the port. Use the no version of the
command to reset the maximum number of clients supported on the port
when MAC-based 802.1x authentication is enabled on the port.
Syntax
dot1x max-users users
no dot1x max-users
• users — The number of users the port supports for MAC-based 802.1x
authentication (Range: 1–64)
Default Configuration
The default number of clients supported on a port with MAC-based 802.1x
authentication is 64. The N1100-ON and N1500 Series switches, the range is
1–32.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode