Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.1

802.1X requires a port to be in one of three states—force-authorized, force-unauthorized, or auto.

force-authorized (default)

This is an authorized state. A device connected to this port does not use the authentication process but can communicate on the network. Placing the port in this state is the same as disabling 802.1X on the port. force-authorized is the default mode.

force-unauthorized

This is an unauthorized state. A device connected to a port does not use the authentication process but is not allowed to communicate on the network. Placing the port in this state is the same as shutting down the port. Any attempt by the supplicant to initiate authentication is ignored.

auto

This is an unauthorized state by default. A device connected to this port is subject to the authentication process. If the process is successful, the port is authorized and the connected device communicates on the network.

• Place a port in the auto, force-authorized (default), or force-unauthorized state in INTERFACE mode.

  dot1x port-control {auto | force-authorized | force-unauthorized}

Configure and verify force-authorized state

OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# dot1x port-control force-authorized
OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# do show dot1x interface ethernet 1/1/7

802.1x information on ethernet1/1/7
-------------------------------------
Dot1x Status:             Enable
Port Control:             AUTHORIZED
Port Auth Status:         UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication:        Enable
Tx Period:                120 seconds
Quiet Period:             120 seconds
Supplicant Timeout:       30 seconds
Server Timeout:           30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval:         3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req:              5
Host Mode:                MULTI_HOST
Auth PAE State:           Initialize
Backend State:            Initialize

View interface running configuration

OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# do show running-configuration interface
...
!
interface ethernet1/1/7
 no shutdown
 dot1x max-req 5
 dot1x re-authentication
 dot1x timeout quiet-period 120
 dot1x timeout tx-period 120
!
interface ethernet1/1/8
 no shutdown
 dot1x max-req 5
 dot1x re-authentication
 dot1x timeout quiet-period 120
 dot1x timeout tx-period 120
...