DELL PC6224F User Manual

802.1x Commands

The default configuration is auto.

Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode

It is recommended that you disable the spanning tree or enable spanning-tree 

PortFast mode on 802.1x edge ports (ports in auto state that are connected to 

end stations), in order to go immediately to the forwarding state after 

successful authentication.
When configuring a port to use MAC-based authentication, the port must be 

in switchport general mode.

The following command enables MAC-based authentication on port 1/g2 

console(config)# interface ethernet 1/g2

console(config-if-1/g2)# dot1x port-control mac-based

Use the dot1x re-authenticate command in Privileged EXEC mode to enable 

manually initiating a re-authentication of all 802.1x-enabled ports or the 

specified 802.1x-enabled port.

dot1x re-authenticate [ethernet

interface]

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interface — Specifies a valid interface number. The full syntax is unit/port.

This command has no default configuration.

Privileged EXEC mode