Configure 802.1X Device Authentication

Configuration Condition

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Enable the Authentication Function of 802.1X Device

To make the 802.1X device authentication function take effect on the authentication device, you need to enable the 802.1X authentication and 802.1X device authentication function at the same time. After the device authentication takes effect, the connected port of the authentication device and access device becomes the controlled port. After device authentication succeeds, the authentication device enables the controlled port, and the access device connects the network successfully.

Table 14–6 Enable the authentication function of the 802.1X device

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  You cannot enable the authentication function and MAC address authentication function of the 802.1X device on one port at the same time.
• You cannot enable the authentication function and secure channel authentication function of the 802.1X device on one port at the same time.

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Configure Keepalive Period of 802.1X Device Authentication

To detect whether the access device is online, after passing the authentication, the authentication device delivers the keepalive period of the configured 802.1X device authentication to the access device, and the access device initiates the keepalive authentication by the keepalive period. If the authentication device does not receive the keepalive authentication from the access device within three times of the keepalive period, it is regarded that the access device is not online, and change the port status to the controlled state.

Table 14–7 Configure the keepalive period of the 802.1X device authentication