DELL S6000-ON User Manual
EAP over RADIUS
802.1X uses RADIUS to shuttle EAP packets between the authenticator and the authentication server, as
defined in RFC 3579.
defined in RFC 3579.
EAP messages are encapsulated in RADIUS packets as a type of attribute in Type, Length, Value (TLV)
format. The Type value for EAP messages is 79.
format. The Type value for EAP messages is 79.
Figure 5. EAP Over RADIUS
RADIUS Attributes for 802.1 Support
Dell Networking systems include the following RADIUS attributes in all 802.1X-triggered Access-Request
messages:
messages:
Attribute 31
Calling-station-id: relays the supplicant MAC address to the authentication server.
Attribute 41
NAS-Port-Type: NAS-port physical port type. 15 indicates Ethernet.
Attribute 61
NAS-Port: the physical port number by which the authenticator is connected to
the supplicant.
the supplicant.
Attribute 81
Tunnel-Private-Group-ID: associate a tunneled session with a particular group of
users.
users.
Configuring 802.1X
Configuring 802.1X on a port is a one-step process.
For more information, refer to
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Related Configuration Tasks
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802.1X