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Configuring supplicant ports, Designating supplicant ports – Allied Telesis AT-8100 Series User Manual

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Chapter 71: 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control

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Configuring Supplicant Ports

This section reviews the commands for configuring supplicant ports.

Designating

Supplicant Ports

Use the DOT1X PORT-CONTROL SUPPLICANT command in the Port
Interface mode to activate the supplicant role on ports. This example of
the command activates the supplicant role on port 1.0.17:

Note

Before activating the supplicant role on a port, the 802.1x port-based
network access control must first be enabled on the switch using the
AAA AUTHENTICATION DOT1X DEFAULT GROUP RADIUS
command. Refer to “Enabling 802.1x Port-Based Network Access
Control on the Switch” on page 1078.

awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface port1.0.17
awplus(config-if)# dot1x port-control supplicant

Configuring

Supplicant Ports

Table 113 lists the commands for assigning usernames and passwords to
supplicant ports. Supplicant ports must have usernames and passwords
to supply to the authenticator ports to which they are connected.

This example of the commands configures port 1.0.15 as a supplicant port
and assigns it the username srv12a and password Art78:

awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface port1.0.15
awplus(config-if)# dot1x port-control supplicant
awplus(config-if)# dot1x supplicant-params username srv12a
awplus(config-if)# dot1x supplicant-params password Art78

Table 113. Username and Password Commands for Supplicant Ports

To Do This Task

Use This Command

Range

Assign usernames to supplicant ports.

DOT1X SUPPLICANT-PARAMS
USERNAME username

1 to 16
alphanumeric
characters (A to
Z, a to z, 1 to 9)

Assign passwords to supplicant ports.

DOT1X SUPPLICANT-PARAMS
PASSWORD password

1 to 16
alphanumeric
characters (A to
Z, a to z, 1 to 9