3Com 3CRDSF9PWR manual Defining Port-Based Authentication

Defining Port-Based Authentication (802.1X) 63

■Force-Authorized— Indicates that any client has full access to the port, even if it does not have 802.1X credentials or support 802.1X authorization.

■Force-Unauthorized— Indicates that no client has access to the port, even if it has 802.1X credentials and supports 802.1X authorization.

■Authenticator Operation Mode — Allows single or multiple hosts (clients) to connect to an 802.1X-authorized port.

■Multi-Host— Allows multiple hosts to connect to this port.

■Single-Host— Allows only a single host to connect to this port. This is the default.

■Authenticator Maximum Request — Sets the maximum number of times the switch port will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it times out the authentication session. The field default is 2.

■Authenticator Max Count — The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a port when the Multi-Host operation mode is selected. The field default is 5.

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Authenticator Quiet Period — Sets the time that a switch port waits after the Authenticator Max Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client. The field default is 60 seconds.

Authenticator Transmit Period — Sets the time period during an authentication session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet. The field default is 30 seconds.