Configuring 802.1X
Parameters
Supplicant timeout period
Authentication server timeout period
Configuring 802.1X
This section describes how to configure the 802.1X feature.
Process for Configuring 802.1X
This section describes the process for configuring 802.1X.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Enable the 802.1X feature.
2. Configure the connection to the remote RADIUS server.
3. Enable 802.1X feature on the Ethernet interfaces.
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1
Enable the 802.1X feature.
Step 2
Configure the connection to the remote RADIUS server.
Step 3
Enable 802.1X feature on the Ethernet interfaces.
Enabling the 802.1X Feature
You must enable the 802.1X feature on the Cisco NX-OS device before authenticating any supplicant devices.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. feature dot1x
3. exit
4. (Optional) show dot1x
5. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
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Default
30 seconds (when relaying a request from the authentication server
to the supplicant, the amount of time that the Cisco NX-OS device
waits for a response before retransmitting the request to the
supplicant)
30 seconds (when relaying a response from the supplicant to the
authentication server, the amount of time that the Cisco NX-OS
device waits for a reply before retransmitting the response to the
server)
Configuring 802.1X