Reference Guide

Term Definition
Administrative Mode Whether authentication control on the switch is enabled or disabled.
VLAN Assignment Mode Whether assignment of an authorized port to a RADIUS-assigned VLAN is allowed
(enabled) or not (disabled).
Dynamic VLAN Creation Mode Whether the switch can dynamically create a RADIUS-assigned VLAN if it does
not currently exist on the switch.
Monitor Mode Whether the Dot1x Monitor mode on the switch is enabled or disabled.
If you use the optional parameter summary {unit/slot/port | all}, the dot1x configuration for the
specified port or all ports are displayed.
Term Definition
Interface The interface whose configuration is displayed.
Control Mode The configured control mode for this port. Possible values are force-unauthorized |
force-authorized | auto | mac-based | authorized | unauthorized.
Operating Control Mode The control mode under which this port is operating. Possible values are authorized |
unauthorized.
Reauthentication Enabled Whether reauthentication is enabled on this port.
Port Status Whether the port is authorized or unauthorized. Possible values are authorized |
unauthorized.
The following example shows CLI display output for the command show dot1x summary 0/1.
Operating
Interface Control Mode Control Mode Port Status
--------- ----------- ------------ ------------
0/1 auto auto Authorized
If you use the optional parameter 'detail unit/slot/port', the detailed dot1x configuration for the
specified port is displayed.
Term
Definition
Port The interface whose configuration is displayed.
Protocol Version The protocol version associated with this port. The only possible value is 1,
corresponding to the first version of the dot1x specification.
PAE Capabilities The port access entity (PAE) functionality of this port. Possible values are Authenticator
or Supplicant.
Control Mode The configured control mode for this port. Possible values are force-unauthorized |
force-authorized | auto | mac-based.
Authenticator PAE
State
Current state of the authenticator PAE state machine. Possible values are Initialize,
Disconnected, Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held,
ForceAuthorized, and ForceUnauthorized. When MAC-based authentication is enabled
on the port, this parameter is deprecated.
Backend Authentication
State
Current state of the backend authentication state machine. Possible values are Request,
Response, Success, Fail, Timeout, Idle, and Initialize. When MAC-based authentication is
enabled on the port, this parameter is deprecated.
Quiet Period The timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to define periods of time
in which it will not attempt to acquire a supplicant. The value is expressed in seconds
and will be in the range 0 and 65535.
Switching Commands
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