Dell PowerEdge VRTX - Manual (Page 332)

332 802.1X Commands
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dot1x host-mode
Use the dot1x host-mode Interface Configuration mode command to allow a
single host (client) or multiple hosts on an IEEE 802.1X-authorized port. Use
the no form of this command to return to the default setting.
Syntax
dot1x host-mode {multi-host | single-host | multi-sessions}
Parameters
 multi-host—Enable multiple-hosts mode.
 single-host—Enable single-hosts mode.
 multi-sessions—Enable multiple-sessions mode.
Default Configuration
Default mode is multi-host.
Command Mode
Interface (Ethernet) Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Single-Host Mode
The single-host mode manages the authentication status of the port: the port
is authorized if there is an authorized host. In this mode, only a single host
can be authorized on the port.
When a port is unauthorized and the guest VLAN is enabled, untagged traffic
is remapped to the guest VLAN. Tagged traffic is dropped unless the VLAN
tag is the guest VLAN or the unauthenticated VLANs. If guest VLAN is not
enabled on the port, only tagged traffic belonging to the unauthenticated
VLANs is bridged.
When a port is authorized, untagged and tagged traffic from the authorized
host is bridged based on the static VLAN membership configured at the port.
Traffic from other hosts is dropped.
A user can specify that untagged traffic from the authorized host will be
remapped to a VLAN that is assigned by a RADIUS server during the
authentication process. In this case, tagged traffic is dropped unless the