Users Guide

Security Commands 947
authentication enable
Use this command to globally enable the Authentication Manager. Interface
configuration set with the authentication order command takes effect only if
the Authentication Manager is enabled.
Use the no form of this command to disable the Authentication Manager.
Syntax
authentication enable
no authentication enable
Default Configuration
The default value is Disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
The administrator must ensure that any methods configured by the
Authentication Manager are enabled (e.g. enable IEEE 802.1x using the
dot1x system-auth-control command). Enable MAB using the mab
command.
Example
console(config)# authentication enable
authentication event server dead action
This command configures the actions to take when no authentication server
is reachable. Use the no form of the command to set the interface
configuration to the default.
Syntax
authentication event server dead action [{reinitialize | authorize}[vlan
vlan-id ]]
no authentication event server dead action