DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual

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Version
Description
8.3.11.1
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.4.1.0
Added the multi-auth option on the C-Series and S-
Series.
8.3.2.0
Added the single-host and multi-host options on the 
C-Series, E-Series, and S-Series.
Usage 
Information
• Single-host mode authenticates only one host per authenticator port and drops 
all other traffic on the port.
• Multi-host mode authenticates the first host to respond to an Identity Request 
and then permits all other traffic on the port.
• Multi-supplicant mode authenticates every device attempting to connect to the 
network on the authenticator port.
Related 
Commands
 — Display the 802.1X configuration of an interface.
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
Enable MAC authentication bypass. If 802.1X times out because the host did not respond to the Identity 
Request frame, Dell Networking OS attempts to authenticate the host based on its MAC address.
Syntax
dot1x mac-auth-bypass
To disable MAC authentication bypass on a port, use the no dot1x mac-auth-
bypass command.
Defaults
Disabled
Command 
Modes
INTERFACE
Command 
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, 
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version
Description
9.7(0.0)
Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0
Introduced on the S6000.
9.0.0.0
Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0
Introduced on the S4810.
802.1X
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