Reference Guide

Related
Commands
• dot1x auth-fail-vlan
• dot1x reauthentication
• dot1x reauth-max
• show dot1x interface
dot1x host-mode
Enable single-host or multi-host authentication.
S4820T
Syntax
dot1x host-mode {single-host | multi-host | multi-auth}
Parameters
single-host Enable single-host authentication.
multi-host Enable multi-host authentication.
multi-auth Enable multi-supplicant authentication.
Defaults single-host
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.4.1.0 Added the multi-auth option on the C-Series and S-Series.
Version 8.3.2.0 Added the single-host and multi-host options on the C-
Series, E-Series, and S-Series.
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.
Related
Commands
show dot1x interface
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