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Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 10 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication
Configuring IEEE 802.1x Authentication
IEEE 802.1x Authentication Configuration Guidelines
These section has configuration guidelines for these features:
• IEEE 802.1x Authentication, page 10-23
• VLAN Assignment, Guest VLAN, Restricted VLAN, and Inaccessible Authentication Bypass, page
10-24
• MAC Authentication Bypass, page 10-25
IEEE 802.1x Authentication
These are the IEEE 802.1x authentication configuration guidelines:
• When IEEE 802.1x authentication is enabled, ports are authenticated before any other Layer 2 or
Layer 3 features are enabled.
• If you try to change the mode of an IEEE 802.1x-enabled port (for example, from access to trunk),
an error message appears, and the port mode is not changed.
• If the VLAN to which an IEEE 802.1x-enabled port is assigned changes, this change is transparent
and does not affect the switch. For example, this change occurs if a port is assigned to a RADIUS
server-assigned VLAN and is then assigned to a different VLAN after re-authentication.
If the VLAN to which an IEEE 802.1x port is assigned to shut down, disabled, or removed, the port
becomes unauthorized. For example, the port is unauthorized after the access VLAN to which a port
is assigned shuts down or is removed.
• The IEEE 802.1x protocol is supported on Layer 2 static-access ports, voice VLAN ports, and
Layer 3 routed ports, but it is not supported on these port types:
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Trunk port—If you try to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication on a trunk port, an error message
appears, and IEEE 802.1x authentication is not enabled. If you try to change the mode of an
IEEE 802.1x-enabled port to trunk, an error message appears, and the port mode is not changed.
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Dynamic ports—A port in dynamic mode can negotiate with its neighbor to become a trunk
port. If you try to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication on a dynamic port, an error message
appears, and IEEE 802.1x authentication is not enabled. If you try to change the mode of an
IEEE 802.1x-enabled port to dynamic, an error message appears, and the port mode is not
changed.
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Dynamic-access ports—If you try to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication on a dynamic-access
(VLAN Query Protocol [VQP]) port, an error message appears, and IEEE 802.1x authentication
is not enabled. If you try to change an IEEE 802.1x-enabled port to dynamic VLAN assignment,
an error message appears, and the VLAN configuration is not changed.
Authenticator (switch) mode None specified.
MAC authentication bypass Disabled.
Table 10-2 Default IEEE 802.1x Authentication Configuration (continued)
Feature Default Setting