Allied Telesis AT-FS970M Series - Manual (Page 1062)

Chapter 69: 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 1056.
awplus> enable
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# interface port1.0.17
awplus(config-if)# dot1x port-control supplicant
Configuring
Supplicant Ports
Table 111 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 111. 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