DELL PC6224F User Manual

802.1x Commands

The default value for the 

count parameter is 2.

Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode

Change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual 

circumstances, such as unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with 

certain clients and authentication servers.

The following example sets the number of times that the switch sends an 

EAP-request/identity frame to 6.

console(config)# interface ethernet 1/g16

console(config-if-1/g16)# dot1x max-req 6

Use the dot1x max-users command in Interface Configuration mode to set 

the maximum number of clients supported on the port when MAC-based 

802.1X authentication is enabled on the port. Use the no version of the 

command to reset the maximum number of clients supported on the port 

when MAC-based 802.1X authentication is enabled on the port. The value 

would be reset to 8.

users

•

users — The number of users the port supports for MAC-based 802.1X 

authentication (Range: 1–16)

The default number of clients supported on a port with MAC-based 802.1X 

authentication is 8.