Configuration Commands

802.1x Global configuration

The global 802.1x commands allow you to configure parameters that affect all ports in the switch (except management port 17). The following table describes the 802.1x Global Configuration commands.

Table 102 802.1x Global Configuration commands

Command

Description

 

 

dot1x mode {[force-unauthorized

Sets the type of access control for all ports:

autoforce-authorized]}

force-unauth—the port is unauthorized unconditionally.

 

 

auto—the port is unauthorized until it is successfully authorized

 

by the RADIUS server.

 

force-auth—the port is authorized unconditionally, allowing

 

all traffic.

 

The default value is force-auth.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

dot1x quiet-time {<0-65535>}

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before transmitting

 

an EAP-Request/ Identity frame to the supplicant (client) after an

 

authentication failure in the previous round of authentication. The

 

default value is 60 seconds.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

dot1x transmit-interval

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-

{<1-65535>}

Response/Identity frame from the supplicant (client) before

 

retransmitting an EAP-Request/Identity frame. The default value is

 

30 seconds.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

dot1x supplicant-timeout

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-

{<1-65535>}

Response packet from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting

 

the EAP-Request packet from the authentication server. The default

 

value is 30 seconds.

 

 

dot1x server-timeout {<1-65535>}

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for a response

 

from the Radius server before declaring an authentication timeout.

 

The default value is 30 seconds.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

dot1x max-request {<1-10>}

Sets the maximum number of times the authenticator retransmits an

 

EAP-Request packet to the supplicant (client). The default value is 2.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

dot1x re-authentication-interval

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before re-

{<1-604800>}

authenticating a supplicant (client) when periodic re-authentication

 

is enabled. The default value is 3600 seconds.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

[no] dot1x re-authenticate

Sets the re-authentication status to on or off. The default value is

 

off.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

default dot1x

Resets the global 802.1x parameters to their default values.

 

Command mode: Global configuration

 

 

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