Table 104 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

maxreq <1-10>

Sets the maximum number of times the authenticator retransmits an EAP-Request

 

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

 

 

raperiod <1-604800>

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

 

supplicant (client) when periodic re-authentication is enabled. The default value

 

is 3600 seconds.

 

 

reauth onoff

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

 

 

default

Resets the global 802.1x parameters to their default values.

 

 

cur

Displays current global 802.1x parameters.

 

 

802.1x Port configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/8021x/port <port number>

[802.1x Port Configuration Menu]

mode

- Set access control mode

qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval

txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout

suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout

svrtmout

- Set server authentication request timeout

maxreq

- Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions

raperiod

- Set reauthentication time interval

reauth

- Set reauthentication status to on or off

default

- Restore default 802.1x configuration

global

- Apply current global 802.1x configuration to this port

cur

- Display current 802.1x configuration

The 802.1x port menu allows you to configure parameters that affect the selected port in the switch. These settings override the global 802.1x parameters.

The following table describes the 802.1x Port Configuration Menu options.

Table 105 802.1x Global Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

 

mode force-

Sets the type of access control for the port:

unauthautoforce-auth

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.

 

 

 

qtperiod <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.

 

 

 

txperiod <1-65535>

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

 

frame from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting an EAP-Request/Identity

 

frame. The default value is 30 seconds.

 

 

 

suptmout <1-65535>

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

 

from the supplicant (client) before retransmitting the EAP-Request packet to the

 

authentication server. The default value is 30 seconds.

 

 

 

svrtmout <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.

 

The time interval between transmissions of the RADIUS Access-Request packet

 

containing the supplicant’s (client’s) EAP-Response packet is determined by the

 

current setting of /cfg/sys/radius/timeout (default is 3 seconds).

 

 

 

maxreq <1-10>

Sets the maximum number of times the authenticator retransmits an EAP-Request

 

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

 

 

 

 

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