Users Guide

1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Authentication > L2 Authentication page.
2. In the Profiles list, select Stateful 802.1X Authentication Profile.
3. Click the Default Role drop-down list, and select the role assigned to stateful 802.1X authenticated users.
4. Specify the timeout period for authentication requests, between 1 and 20 seconds. The default value is 10
seconds.
5. Select the Mode checkbox to enable stateful 802.1X authentication.
In the CLI
Use the commands below to configure stateful 802.1X authentication via the command-line interface. The first
set of commands defines the RADIUS server used for 802.1X authentication, and the second set assigns that
server to a server group. The third set associates the server group with the stateful 802.1X authentication
profile, then sets the authentication role and timeout period.
(host)(config)# aaa authentication-server radius <server-name>
acctport <port>
authport <port>
clone <server>
enable
host <ipaddr>
key <psk>
nas-identifier <string>
nas-ip <ipaddr>
retransmit <number>
timeout <seconds>
use-md5
!
(host)(config)# aaa server-group group <server-group>
auth-server <server-name>
!
(host)(config)# aaa authentication stateful-dot1x
server-group <server-group>
default-role <role>
enable
timeout <seconds>
Configuring Stateful NTLM Authentication
The Stateful NTLM Authentication profile requires that you specify a server group, which includes the servers
performing NTLM authentication, and the role to be assigned to users who are successfully authenticated. For
details on defining a windows server used for NTLM authentication, see Configuring a Windows Server on page
263.
When the user logs off or shuts down the client machine, the user remains in the authenticated role until the
user ages out, meaning there is no user traffic for the amount of time specified in the User Idle Timeout setting
in the Configuration > Security > Authentication > Advanced page.
In the WebUI
To create and configure a new instance of a stateful NTLM authentication profile via the WebUI:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Authentication > L3 Authentication page.
2. In the Profiles list, expand the Stateful NTLM Authentication Profile.
3. To define settings for an existing profile, click that profile name in the profiles list.
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