HUAWEI-8021x-EXT-MIB

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Organization: Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.

Last Updated: 2010-11-20

Category: Protocol: 802.1X, Vendor: Huawei

Description: Extends 802.1X management with Huawei-specific authentication modes and per-port session details on Huawei switches.

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What Is HUAWEI-8021x-EXT-MIB?

HUAWEI-8021x-EXT-MIB is a Huawei proprietary extension to the standard IEEE 802.1X port-based network access control MIB, adding Huawei-specific authentication modes and per-port session detail on Huawei switches and wireless access equipment. It exposes extended configuration and state data about 802.1X authentication, including additional authentication modes beyond the base standard and richer per-port session information used to control link-layer access and identity verification, particularly for wireless users as noted in the module description. Its monitoring value is centered on authentication/software status: administrators can check per-port 802.1X session state to confirm whether a client has been successfully authenticated, detect ports stuck in an unauthenticated or failed state, and verify which authentication mode is active on a given port or wireless interface. It explicitly extends the standard IEEE8021-PAE-MIB / IEEE 802.1X framework rather than replacing it. It is typically deployed on Huawei enterprise switches and WLAN access controllers enforcing 802.1X network access control for wired and wireless clients. Engineers can download the HUAWEI-8021x-EXT-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

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Supported Devices

  • Huawei enterprise switch
  • Huawei WLAN access controller

Monitoring Examples

Since no sample_objects were provided for this MIB, exact object names cannot be grounded from source data, but consistent with its description an administrator would poll a per-port extended 802.1X session table to check the active Huawei-specific authentication mode and current authorization state for each port or wireless client. A port showing an extended-mode authentication repeatedly failing or reverting to an unauthenticated state would reveal a misconfigured RADIUS/authentication server integration or credential issue. This MIB should be read alongside the standard IEEE 802.1X PAE MIB objects it extends.

What Can Be Monitored

  • 802.1X port authentication state
  • authentication mode in use
  • per-port session details
  • authorized/unauthorized client status
Imported Objects

From HUAWEI-MIB

huaweiMgmtOBJECT-IDENTITY

From IEEE8021-PAE-MIB

dot1xPaePortNumberOBJECT-TYPE

From SNMPv2-SMI

Integer32
MODULE-IDENTITY
OBJECT-TYPE
Unsigned32

From SNMPv2-TC

DisplayString
MacAddress
RowStatus
OIDs

RFC description

Manages IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication for network access control.

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