3com 8807 User Guide

3Com Series Ethernet Switches not only support the port access authentication 
method regulated by 802.1x, but also extend and optimize it in the following way:

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Support to connect several End Stations in the downstream via a physical port.

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The access control (or the user authentication method) can be based on port or 
MAC address.

In this way, the system becomes much securer and easier to manage.

The configuration tasks of 802.1x itself can be fulfilled in system view of the 
Ethernet switch. After the global 802.1x is enabled, the user can configure the 
802.1x state of the port. The configured items will take effect after the global 
802.1x is enabled.

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The following sections describe 802.1x configuration tasks.

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Among the above tasks, the first one "enabling 802.1x" is compulsory; otherwise 
802.1x will not take any effect. The other tasks are optional. You can perform the 
configurations at requirements.

The following command can be used to enable/disable the 802.1x on the specified 
port or globally. When it is used in system view, if the parameter interface-list is 
not specified, 802.1x will be globally enabled. If the parameter interface-list is 
specified, 802.1x will be enabled on the specified port. When this command is 
used in Ethernet port view, other ports cannot be specified and 802.1x can only be 
enabled on the current port.

Perform the following configuration in system view or Ethernet port view.