Enabling EAP relay or EAP termination for 802.1X

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enable EAP relay or EAP termination.

dot1x authentication-method { chap | eap | pap }

By default, the device performs EAP termination and uses CHAP to communicate with the RADIUS server.

Specify the eap keyword to enable EAP relay.

Specify the chap or pap keyword to enable CHAP-enabled or PAP-enabled EAP termination.

For more information about this command, see Security Command Reference.


[NOTE: ]

NOTE:

If EAP relay mode is used, the user-name-format command configured in RADIUS scheme view does not take effect. The device sends the authentication data from the client to the server without any modification. For information about the user-name-format command, see Security Command Reference.