Configuration Guide Vol. 2


5.2.2 Coexistence in the same port

This section describes, for the following categories, the combinations of authentication mode that the Switch supports when using multiple Layer 2 authentication strategies simultaneously on a single port:

<Structure of this section>

(1) Coexistence of Fixed VLAN Modes on the Same Port

Table 5-6: Fixed VLAN for the same port

Port type

IEEE802.1X

Web Authentication

MAC-based Authentication

Access port

OK #

OK

OK

Trunk port

OK #

OK

OK

All other cases

NG

NG

NG

Legend

OK: Supported

NG:Cannot operate.

#

If IEEE802.1X authentication is set for the port for which Web authentication and MAC authentication are set (the same for multi-step authentication), set the terminal authentication mode for the authentication submode and set auto for the terminal detection operation. Do not set single mode and multi mode for the authentication submode. Do not set the following configuration commands:

Omit the following configuration commands:

dot1x port-control force-authorized

dot1x port-control force-unauthorized

dot1x multiple-hosts

(2) Coexistence of Dynamic VLAN Modes on the Same Port

Table 5-7: Interoperability with dynamic VLAN on the same port

Port type

IEEE802.1X

Web Authentication

MAC-based Authentication

MAC port

OK #

OK

OK

All other cases

NG

NG

NG

Legend: OK: Operable; NG: Inoperable

#

If IEEE802.1X authentication is set for the port for which Web authentication and MAC authentication are set (the same for multi-step authentication), set the terminal authentication mode for the authentication submode and set auto for the terminal detection operation. Do not set single mode and multi mode for the authentication submode. Do not set the following configuration commands:

Omit the following configuration commands:

dot1x port-control force-authorized

dot1x port-control force-unauthorized

dot1x multiple-hosts

(3) Coexistence of dynamic VLAN mode and fixed VLAN mode on the same port

Figure 5-1: Dynamic VLAN and fixed VLAN modes on the same port

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Table 5-8: Combination of dynamic VLAN mode and fixed VLAN mode for the same port

Port type

Type of received frames

IEEE802.1X

Web Authentication

MAC-based Authentication

Fixed VLAN mode

Dynamic VLAN mode

Fixed VLAN mode

Dynamic VLAN mode

Fixed VLAN mode

Dynamic VLAN mode

MAC port configured with dot1q

Tagged frame

NG

NG

NG

NG

OK

NG

Untagged frame

OK #

OK

OK #

OK

OK #

OK

Legend: OK: Operable; NG: Inoperable

#

When using RADIUS authentication, if the RADIUS server does not indicate which VLAN a terminal should attach to after authentication, the terminal attaches to the native VLAN as a member of a fixed VLAN. However, when a terminal is moved to a different port, the destination port operates in dynamic VLAN mode.