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RADIUS Attributes for 802.1 Support
Dell Force10 systems includes the following RADIUS attributes in all 802.1X-triggered Access-Request
messages:
Configuring 802.1X
Configuring 802.1X on a port is a two-step process:
1. Enable 802.1X globally. See page 112.
2. Enable 802.1X on an interface. See page 112.
Related Configuration Tasks
• Configuring Request Identity Re-transmissions on page 114
• Configuring Port-control on page 116
• Re-Authenticating a Port on page 116
• Configuring Timeouts on page 117
• Configuring a Guest VLAN on page 121
• Configuring an Authentication-Fail VLAN on page 122
Table 7-1. 802.1X Supported RADIUS Attributes
Attribute Name Description
1 User-Name the name of the supplicant to be authenticated.
4 NAS-IP-Address
5 NAS-Port the physical port number by which the authenticator is connected to the
supplicant.
24 State
30 Called-Station-Id
31 Calling-Station-Id relays the supplicant MAC address to the authentication server.
61 NAS-Port-Type NAS-port physical port type. 5 indicates Ethernet.
64 Tunnel-Type
65 Tunnel-Medium-Type
79 EAP-Message encapsulates EAP packets
80 Message-Authenticator a calculated value included in Access-Requests to prevent spoofing.
81 Tunnel-Private-Group-ID associate a tunneled session with a particular group of users.