Dell N3200-ON EMC Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.7 - Page 956

User Guidelines Only one default method may be configured. If the authentication method fails, for example, the user-supplied password does not match, the user is denied access. For the RADIUS authentication method, if no RADIUS server can be contacted, the supplicant fails authentication unless a critical voice or data VLAN is configured. The none method always allows access to the network and should therefore be used with caution. The ias method utilizes the internal authentication server for authentication. Configure the ias database with the aaa ias-user command. Authentication via the internal authentication server only supports the EAP-MD5 method. Command History Syntax updated in version 6.6 firmware. Example The following example configures 802.1x authentication to use no authentication. Absent any other configuration, this command allows all 802.1x users to pass traffic through the switch. console(config)# aaa authentication dot1x default none The following example configures 802.1x authentication to use a RADIUS server. A RADIUS server must be configured previously using the radius server host auth command for the radius method to succeed. console(config)#aaa authentication dot1x default radius aaa authentication enable Use the aaa authentication enable command in Global Configuration mode to set authentication for accessing higher administrator privilege levels when logged in to the switch console. To return to the default configuration, use the no form of this command. Security Commands 956