Enabling 802.1x, Enabling eap relay or eap termination – H3C Technologies H3C S12500-X Series Switches User Manual

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Tasks at a glance

(Optional.)

772H

Configuring the quiet timer

(Optional.)

773H

Enabling the periodic online user re-authentication function

38B

Enabling 802.1X

When you enable 802.1X, do not enable 802.1X on a port that is in a link aggregation or service

loopback group.
To enable 802.1X:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enable 802.1X globally.

dot1x

By default, 802.1X is disabled
globally.

3.

Enter Ethernet interface

view.

interface interface-type interface-number

N/A

4.

Enable 802.1X on a port. dot1x

By default, 802.1X is disabled
on a port.

39B

Enabling EAP relay or EAP termination

When configuring EAP relay or EAP termination, consider the following factors:

Support of the RADIUS server for EAP packets

Authentication methods supported by the 802.1X client and the RADIUS server

If the client is using only MD5-Challenge EAP authentication or the "username + password" EAP

authentication initiated by an H3C iNode 802.1X client, you can use both EAP termination and EAP relay.

To use EAP-TL, PEAP, or any other EAP authentication methods, you must use EAP relay. When you make

your decision, see "

774H

Comparing EAP relay and EAP termination

" for help.

For more information about EAP relay and EAP termination, see "

775H

802.1X authentication procedures

."

To configure EAP relay or EAP termination:

Step Command Remarks

1.

Enter system
view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Configure EAP
relay or EAP

termination.

dot1x authentication-method
{ chap | eap | pap }

By default, the network access device performs EAP
termination and uses CHAP to communicate with the

RADIUS server.
Specify the eap keyword to enable EAP termination.
Specify the chap or pap keyword to enable
CHAP-enabled or PAP-enabled EAP relay.

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