Users Guide

Security Commands 1109
Default Configuration
By default, the maximum number of clients supported by the switch are
allowed to authenticate on a port. For the N1100-ON and N1500 Series
switches, the range is 1–32.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode
User Guidelines
The maximum number of clients that can authenticate on a port is 64. For
the N1100-ON and N1500 Series switches, the maximum number of clients is
to 32.
When configuring an interface for both a data and voice device, set the max-
users limit to 3 if the voice device first authenticates or otherwise uses the
data VLAN prior to switching over to the voice VLAN.
Command History
Syntax updated in version 6.6 firmware.
Example
The following example configures an interface for a data and voice device.
The voice device is a typical IP phone that utilizes the data VLAN to obtain
configuration via HTTP prior to authenticating onto the voice VLAN.
console(config)#authentication max-users 3
authentication port-control
Use the authentication port-control command in Interface Configuration
mode to configure the 802.1x mode of authentication on the port. Use the no
form of the command to return the mode to the default.
Syntax
authentication port-control {force-authorized | force-unauthorized | auto}
no authentication port-control