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OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2006 page 22-1
22 Configuring 802.1X
Physical devices attached to a LAN port on the switch through a point-to-point LAN connection may be
authenticated through the switch through port-based network access control. This control is available
through the IEEE 802.1X standard implemented on the switch.
In This Chapter
This chapter describes 802.1X ports used for port-based access control and how to configure them through
the Command Line Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more
details about the syntax of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
This chapter provides an overview of 802.1X and includes the following information:
• “Setting Up Port-Based Network Access Control” on page 22-10
• “Enabling 802.1X on Ports” on page 22-10
• “Setting 802.1X Switch Parameters” on page 22-10
• “Configuring 802.1X Port Parameters” on page 22-11
• “Using Access Guardian Policies” on page 22-8
• “Verifying the 802.1X Port Configuration” on page 22-19