Enabling Eap Relay Or Eap Termination; Setting The Port Authorization State - HP A5830 Series Configuration Manual

To do...
3. Enable
802.1X on
a port.

Enabling EAP relay or EAP termination

When you configure EAP relay or EAP termination, consider the following factors:
The support of the RADIUS server for EAP packets
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The authentication methods supported by the 802.1X client and the RADIUS server
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If the client is using only MD5-Challenge EAP authentication or the "username + password" EAP
authentication initiated by an HP iNode 802.1X client, you can use both EAP termination and EAP
relay. To use EAP-TL, PEAP, or any other EAP authentication methods, you must use EAP relay. When
you make your decision, see
For more information about EAP relay and EAP termination, see
To configure EAP relay or EAP termination:
To do...
1. Enter system view.
2. Configure EAP relay or EAP
termination.
If EAP relay mode is used, the user-name-format command configured in RADIUS scheme view does not
take effect. The access device sends the authentication data from the client to the server without any
modification. For more information about the user-name-format command, see Security Command
Reference.

Setting the port authorization state

The port authorization state determines whether the client is granted access to the network. You can
control the authorization state of a port by using the dot1x port-control command and the following
keywords:
authorized-force—Places the port in the authorized state, enabling users on the port to access the
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network without authentication.
unauthorized-force—Places the port in the unauthorized state, denying any access requests from
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users on the port.
Use the command...
In system view dot1x interface interface-list
interface interface-type interface-
In Ethernet
number
interface view
dot1x
"A comparison of EAP relay and EAP
Use the command...
system-view
dot1x authentication-method {
chap | eap | pap }
Remarks
Required.
Use either approach.
Disabled by default.
termination" for help.
"802.1X authentication
Remarks
—
Optional.
By default, the network access
device performs EAP termination
and uses CHAP to communicate
with the RADIUS server.
Specify the eap keyword to
enable EAP termination.
Specify the chap or pap keyword
to enable CHAP-enabled or PAP-
enabled EAP relay.
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