Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

1. Enable 802.1X globally in CONFIGURATION mode.

   dot1x system-auth-control

2. Enter an interface or a range of interfaces in CONFIGURATION mode.

   interface range

3. Enable 802.1X on the supplicant interface only in INTERFACE mode.

   dot1x port-control auto

Configure and verify 802.1X configuration

OS10(config)# dot1x system-auth-control
OS10(config)# interface range ethernet 1/1/7-1/1/8
OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# dot1x port-control auto
OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# dot1x re-authentication
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:             AUTO
Port Auth Status:         UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication:        Enable
Tx Period:                60 seconds
Quiet Period:             60 seconds
Supplicant Timeout:       30 seconds
Server Timeout:           30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval:         3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req:              2
Host Mode:                MULTI_HOST
Auth PAE State:           Initialize
Backend State:            Idle