Example of Configuring and Verifying Port AuthenticationThe following example shows configuration information for a port for which the authenticator re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame:• after 90 seconds and a maximum of 10 times for an unresponsive supplicant• re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frameThe bold lines show the new re-transmit interval, new quiet period, and new maximum re-transmissions.Dell(conf-if-range-Te-2/1)#dot1x tx-period 90Dell(conf-if-range-Te-2/1)#dot1x max-eap-req 10Dell(conf-if-range-Te-2/1)#dot1x quiet-period 120Dell#show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1802.1x information on Te 2/1:-----------------------------Dot1x Status: EnablePort Control: AUTOPort Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZEDRe-Authentication: DisableUntagged VLAN id: NoneTx Period: 90 secondsQuiet Period: 120 secondsReAuth Max: 2Supplicant Timeout: 30 secondsServer Timeout: 30 secondsRe-Auth Interval: 3600 secondsMax-EAP-Req: 10Auth Type: SINGLE_HOSTAuth PAE State: InitializeBackend State: InitializeForcibly Authorizing or Unauthorizing a PortThe 802.1X ports can be placed into any of the three states:• ForceAuthorized — an authorized state. A device connected to this port in this state is never subjected to the authentication process,but is allowed to communicate on the network. Placing the port in this state is same as disabling 802.1X on the port.• ForceUnauthorized — an unauthorized state. A device connected to a port in this state is never subjected to the authenticationprocess and is not allowed to communicate on the network. Placing the port in this state is the same as shutting down the port. Anyattempt by the supplicant to initiate authentication is ignored.• Auto — an unauthorized state by default. A device connected to this port in this state is subjected to the authentication process. If theprocess is successful, the port is authorized and the connected device can communicate on the network. All ports are placed in theAuto state by default.To set the port state, use the following command.• Place a port in the ForceAuthorized, ForceUnauthorized, or Auto state.INTERFACE modedot1x port-control {force-authorized | force-unauthorized | auto}The default state is auto.Example of Placing a Port in Force-Authorized State and Viewing the ConfigurationThe example shows configuration information for a port that has been force-authorized.The bold line shows the new port-control state.Dell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#dot1x port-control force-authorizedDell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/1802.1x information on Te 1/1:-----------------------------Dot1x Status: Enable802.1X 97
