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Sample 802.1X configurations
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Point-to-point configuration
Figure 158 illustrates a sample 802.1X configuration with Clients connected to three ports on the
Dell PowerConnect device. In a point-to-point configuration, only one 802.1X Client can be
connected to each port.
FIGURE 158 Sample point-to-point 802.1X configuration
The following commands configure the Dell PowerConnect device in Figure 158
PowerConnect(config)#aaa authentication dot1x default radius
PowerConnect(config)#radius-server host 192.168.9.22 auth-port 1812 acct-port
1813 default key mirabeau dot1x
PowerConnect(config)#dot1x-enable e 1 to 3
PowerConnect(config-dot1x)#re-authentication
PowerConnect(config-dot1x)#timeout re-authperiod 2000
PowerConnect(config-dot1x)#timeout quiet-period 30
PowerConnect(config-dot1x)#timeout tx-period 60
PowerConnect(config-dot1x)#maxreq 6
PowerConnect(config-dot1x)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#interface e 1
PowerConnect(config-if-e1000-1)#dot1x port-control auto
PowerConnect(config-if-e1000-1)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#interface e 2
PowerConnectconfig-if-e1000-2)#dot1x port-control auto
PowerConnect(config-if-e1000-2)#exit
PowerConnect(config)#interface e 3
PowerConnect(config-if-e1000-3)#dot1x port-control auto
PowerConnect(config-if-e1000-3)#exit
RADIUS Server
(Authentication Server)
Clients/Supplicants running 802.1X-compliant client software
192.168.9.22
e2/1
e2/2
e2/3
Switch
(Authenticator)
