User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software

Control Mode

The configured control mode for this port. Possible values are force-unautho-

 

rized force-authorized auto

Operating Control Mode The control mode under which this port is operating. Possible values are authorized unauthorized

Reauthentication Enabled Indicates whether re-authentication is enabled on this port

Key Transmission Enabled Indicates if the key is transmitted to the supplicant for the specified port

If the optional parameter 'detail <slot/port>' is used, the detailed dot1x configuration for the specified port are displayed.

Port

The interface whose configuration is displayed

Protocol Version

The protocol version associated with this port. The only possible value is 1, cor-

 

responding to the first version of the dot1x specification.

PAE Capabilities

The port access entity (PAE) functionality of this port. Possible values are

 

Authenticator or Supplicant.

Authenticator PAE State Current state of the authenticator PAE state machine. Possible values are Ini- tialize, Disconnected, Connecting, Authenticating, Authenticated, Aborting, Held, ForceAuthorized, and ForceUnauthorized.

Backend Authentication State Current state of the backend authentication state machine. Possible values are Request, Response, Success, Fail, Timeout, Idle, and Initialize.

Quiet Period

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 value is

 

expressed in seconds and will be in the range 0 and 65535.

Transmit Period

The timer used by the authenticator state machine on the specified port to deter-

 

mine when to send an EAPOL EAP Request/Identity frame to the supplicant.

 

The value is expressed in seconds and will be in the range of 1 and 65535.

Supplicant Timeout

The timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to timeout the

 

supplicant. . The value is expressed in seconds and will be in the range of 1 and

 

65535.

Server Timeout

The timer used by the authenticator on this port to timeout the authentication

 

server. The value is expressed in seconds and will be in the range of 1 and

 

65535.

Maximum Requests

The maximum number of times the authenticator state machine on this port will

 

retransmit an EAPOL EAP Request/Identity before timing out the supplicant.

 

The value will be in the range of 1 and 10.

Reauthentication Period The timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to determine when reauthentication of the supplicant takes place. The value is expressed in seconds and will be in the range of 1 and 65535.

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Security Commands

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NETGEAR 7300S manual Control Mode, Protocol Version, PAE Capabilities, Quiet Period, Transmit Period, Supplicant Timeout