IEEE 802.1x authentication prevents unauthorized clients from connecting to a VLAN unless these clients are authorized by the server. 802.1x port security prevent unauthorized clients from connecting to a VLAN. It can be configured on a per-port basis.
For more information, see the following support articles:
- How do I authentic dot1x users by a radius server using CLI commands on my managed switch?
- How do I authentic dot1x users by a radius server using the web interface on my managed switch?
This article applies to the following managed switches and their respective firmware:
- M5300 - firmware version 10.0.0.x
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- M5300-28G (GSM7228S)
- M5300-5G (GSM7252S)
- M5300-28G3 (GSM7328Sv2h2)
- M5300-52G3 (GSM7352Sv2h2)
- M5300-28G_POE+ (GSM7228PSv1h2)
- M5300-52G-POE+ (GSM7252PSv1h2)
- M5300-28GF3 (GSM7328FSv2)
- M4100 - firmware version 10.0.1.x
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- M4100-26G (GSM7224v2h2)
- M4100-50G (GSM7248v2h2)
- M4100-26G-POE (GSM7226Pv1h1)
- M4100-50G-POE+ (GSM7248Pv1h1)
- M4100-26G-POE (FSM7226Pv1h1)
- M4100-50-POE (FSM7250Pv1h1)
- M4100-D12G (GSM5212v1h1)
- M4100-D10-POE (FSM5210Pv1h1)
- M7100 - firmware version 10.0.1.x
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- M7100-24X (XSM7224)
- XSM7224S - firmware version 9.0.1.x