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Chapter 25: 802.1x Port-based Access Control Commands

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startperiod

Specifies the time period in seconds between

successive attempts by the supplicant to establish
contact with an authenticator when there is no
reply. The range is 1 to 60. The default is 30.

username

Specifies the username for the switch port. The

name

parameters are equivalent. The port sends the

name to the authentication server for verification
when the port logs on to the network. The
username can be from 1 to 64 alphanumeric
characters (A to Z, a to z, 1 to 9). Do not use spaces
or special characters, such as asterisks or
exclamation points. The username is case-
sensitive.

password

Specifies the password for the switch port. The port
sends the password to the authentication server
for verification when the port logs on to the
network. The password can contain alphanumeric
characters (A to Z, a to z, 1 to 9). Do not use spaces
or special characters, such as asterisks or
exclamation points. The password is case-sensitive.

Description

This command sets ports to the Supplicant role and configures the
Supplicant role parameters. This command also disables port-based
access on a port.

Example

This command sets ports 4 to 6 to the Supplicant role:

set portaccess port=4-6 role=supplicant

The following command sets port 8 to the Supplicant role. It sets the
name to “switch22” and the password to “bluebird”:

set portaccess ports=8 role=supplicant
name=switch22 password=bluebird

The following command disables port-based access control on ports 12
and 15:

set portaccess port=12,15 role=none