Dell N3200-ON Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.8.0 - Page 1124

no authentication port-control • auto - Enables 802.1x authentication on the interface and causes the port to transition to the authorized or unauthorized state based on the 802.1x authentication exchange between the switch and the client. Once the first data client is authenticated, any other clients on the interface have access to the data VLAN. This is equivalent to IEEE 802.1X portbased mode. VLAN assignment is allowed on the port if it is not configured in trunk mode. This is the default port-control authentication method. • force-authorized - Disables 802.1x authentication on the interface and causes the port to transition to the authorized state without any authentication exchange required. The port sends and receives normal traffic without 802.1x-based authentication of the client. VLAN assignment is not supported in this mode. • force-unauthorized - Denies all access through this interface by forcing the port to transition to the unauthorized state, ignoring all attempts by the client to authenticate. The switch cannot provide authentication services to the client through the interface. VLAN assignment is not supported in this mode. Default Configuration The default port-control mode is auto (N1108EP-ON and N1500 switch models). The default port-control mode is force-authorized (N2200, N3200 switch models). Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode User Guidelines Interface configuration takes precedence over the global port-control setting. It is recommended that you disable spanning tree or enable spanning-tree portfast mode on 802.1x edge ports (ports in auto state that are connected to end stations) in order to go immediately to the forwarding state after successful authentication. Edge ports are ports connected to end stations that do not forward traffic to other stations and do not participate in spanningtree. Security Commands 1124