INTERFACE mode
dot1x reauth-max number
The range is from 1 to 10.
The default is 2.
Example of Re-Authenticating a Port and Verifying the Configuration
The bold lines show that re-authentication is enabled and the new maximum and re-authentication time
period.
Dell(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x reauthentication interval 7200
Dell(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x reauth-max 10
Dell(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED
Port Auth Status:UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Enable
Untagged VLAN id: None
Tx Period: 90 seconds
Quiet Period: 120 seconds
ReAuth Max: 10
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval:7200 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 10
Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Configuring Timeouts
If the supplicant or the authentication server is unresponsive, the authenticator terminates the
authentication process after 30 seconds by default. You can configure the amount of time the
authenticator waits for a response.
To terminate the authentication process, use the following commands.
• Terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive supplicant.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x supplicant-timeout seconds
The range is from 1 to 300.
The default is 30.
• Terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive authentication server.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x server-timeout seconds
98 802.1X