980 BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide53-1001810-01Sample 802.1x configurations33Point-to-point configurationFigure 125 illustrates a sample 802.1x configuration with Clients connected to three ports on theBigIron RX device. In a point-to-point configuration, only one 802.1x Client can be connected toeach port.FIGURE 125 Sample point-to-point 802.1x configurationThe following commands configure the BigIron RX in Figure 125.BigIron RX(config)# aaa authentication dot1x default radiusBigIron RX(config)# radius-server host 192.168.9.22 auth-port 1812 acct-port 1813default key mirabeau dot1xBigIron RX(config)# dot1x-enable e 2/1 to 2/3BigIron RX(config-dot1x)# re-authenticationBigIron RX(config-dot1x)# timeout re-authperiod 2000BigIron RX(config-dot1x)# timeout quiet-period 30BigIron RX(config-dot1x)# timeout tx-period 60BigIron RX(config-dot1x)# max-req 6BigIron RX(config-dot1x)# exitBigIron RX(config)# interface e 2/1BigIron RX(config-if-e100-1)# dot1x port-control autoBigIron RX(config-if-e100-1)# exitBigIron RX(config)# interface e 2/2BigIron RXconfig-if-e100-2)# dot1x port-control autoBigIron RX(config-if-e100-2)# exitBigIron RX(config)# interface e 2/3BigIron RX(config-if-e100-3)# dot1x port-control autoBigIron RX(config-if-e100-3)# exitRADIUS Server(Authentication Server)BigIron Device(Authenticator)Clients/Supplicants running 802.1X-compliant client software192.168.9.22e2/1 e2/2 e2/3