{The support of the RADIUS server for EAP packets.

{The authentication methods supported by the 802.1X client and the RADIUS server.

4.Click Advanced to expand the advanced 802.1X configuration area. Figure 309 Configuring advanced 802.1X parameters

5.Configure advanced 802.1X settings as described in Table 104, and then click Apply. Table 104 Configuration items

 

Item

Description

 

Quiet

Sets whether to enable the quiet timer.

 

 

 

 

Quiet Period

Sets the value of the quiet timer.

 

 

 

 

 

Sets the maximum number of authentication request attempts.

 

 

The network access device retransmits an authentication request if it does not

 

Retry Times

receive a response to the request it has sent to the client within a period of time (set

 

by the TX Period or the Supplicant Timeout Time value). The network access

 

 

 

 

device stops retransmitting the request, if it has made the maximum number of

 

 

request transmission attempts but still received no response.

 

 

 

 

TX-Period

Sets the username request timeout timer.

 

 

 

 

Handshake Period

Sets the handshake timer.

 

 

 

 

Re-Authentication

Sets the periodic online user re-authentication timer.

 

Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplicant Timeout

Sets the client timeout timer.

 

Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

Server Timeout Time

Sets the server timeout timer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

You can set the client timeout timer to a high value in a low-performance network, and adjust the server timeout timer to adapt to the performance of different authentication servers. In most cases, the default settings are sufficient.

Configuring 802.1X on a port

1.From the navigation tree, select Authentication > 802.1X.

2.In the Ports With 802.1X Enabled area, click Add.

3.Configure 802.1X features on a port as shown in Figure 310, and then click Apply.

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