Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1x
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Unchecked
— Port authentication according to the Reauthentication
settings above.
•Authenticator State — Specifies the port authorization state. The possible field
values are as follows:
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Initialize —
Enables port-based authentication on the device. The
interface moves between an authorized or unauthorized state based on
the authentication exchange between the device and the client.
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Force-Aut horized
— Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
Authorized (forward traffic).
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Force-Un authoriz ed
— Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
Unauthorized (discard traffic).
•Quiet Period — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
•Resending EAP — Specifies the numb er of seconds that the switch waits for a
response to an EAP - request/identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before
resending the request.
•Max EAP Requests — Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a
response is not received after the defined period, the authentication process is
restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
•Supplicant Timeout — Displays the num ber of secon ds that lapse s before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30
seconds.
•Server Timeout — Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the
switch resends a request to the authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The
field default is 30 seconds.
•Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication
was terminated, if applicable.
STEP 3 Modify the relevant fields.
STEP4 Click Apply. The port authentication settings are defined, and the device is
updated.