HP 2800 User Manual

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8

Configuring Port-Based Access Control
(802.1X)

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Why Use Port-Based Access Control? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

How 802.1X Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

Switch-Port Supplicant Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

General Setup Procedure for Port-Based Access Control (802.1X) . . . . . 8-12

Do These Steps Before You Configure 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . . 8-12

Overview: Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . 8-13

Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X Authenticators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15

1. Enable 802.1X Authentication on Selected Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15

3. Configure the 802.1X Authentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19

4. Enter the RADIUS Host IP Address(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

5. Enable 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21

Use Models for 802.1X Open VLAN Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

Operating Rules for Authorized-Client and
Unauthorized-Client VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25

Setting Up and Configuring 802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27

802.1X Open VLAN Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31

Option For Authenticator Ports: Configure Port-Security To Allow Only
802.1X Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32

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