Extended Configuration Menu
6.2.4.3 Managing Access Control (802.1x)
6.2.4.3.1Defining Access Control Page Configurable Data
Administrative Mode - This selector lists the two options for administrative mode: enable and disable. The default value is disabled.
Command Buttons
Submit - Sends the updated screen to the IBP and causes the changes to take effect on the IBP but these changes will not be retained across a power cycle unless a save is performed.
6.2.4.3.2Configuring each Port Access Control Configuration Page Selection Criteria
Port - Selects the port to be configured. When the selection is changed, a screen refresh will occur causing all fields to be updated for the newly selected port. All physical interfaces are valid.
Configurable Data
Control Mode - This selector lists the options for control mode. The control mode is only set if the link status of the port is link up. The options are:
force unauthorized: The authenticator port access entity (PAE) unconditionally sets the controlled port to unauthorized
force authorized: The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port to authorized.
auto: The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port mode to reflect the outcome of the authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator, and the authentication server.
Quiet Period - This input field allows the user to configure the quiet period for the selected port. This command sets the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to define periods of time in which it will not attempt to acquire a supplicant. The quiet period is the period for which the authenticator does not attempt to acquire a supplicant after a failed authentication exchange with the supplicant. The quiet period must be a number in the range of 0 and 65535. A quiet period value of 0 means that the authenticator state machine will never acquire a supplicant. The default value is 60. Changing the value will not change the configuration until the Submit button is pressed.
Transmit Period - This input field allows the user to configure the transmit period for the selected port. The transmit period is the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on the specified port to determine when to send an EAPOL
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