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XS712T Smart Switch

•Max EAP Requests. This input field allows you to enter the maximum requests for the selected port. The maximum requests value is 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 maximum requests value must be in the range of 1–10. The default value is 2.

•Supplicant Timeout. This input field allows the user to enter the supplicant timeout for the selected port. The supplicant timeout is the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to timeout the supplicant. The supplicant timeout must be a value in the range of 1 and 65535. The default value is 30.

•Server Timeout. Defines the amount of time that lapses before the switch resends a request to the authentication server. The field value is in seconds. The range is 1–65535, and the field default is 30 seconds.

4.Click Apply to send the updated screen to the switch and cause the changes to occur on the switch and the changes will be saved.

5.Click Initialize to begin the initialization sequence on the selected port(s).

This button is only selectable if the control mode is auto. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed out. When this button is clicked, the action is immediate. It is not required to click Apply for the action to occur.

6.Click Reauthenticate to begin the reauthentication sequence on the selected port.

This button is only selectable if the control mode is auto. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed out. When this button is pressed, the action is immediate. It is not required to click Apply for the action to occur.

The fields in the following table are not configurable.

Table 26. Port authentication status information

Field	Description
Control Direction	The control direction displays the control direction for the specified port,
	which is always Both. The control direction dictates the degree to which
	protocol exchanges take place between Supplicant and
	Authenticator.The unauthorized controlled port exerts control over
	communication in both directions (disabling both incoming and outgoing
	frames). This field is not configurable.
Protocol Version	This protocol version displays the protocol version associated with the
	selected port. The only possible value is 1, corresponding to the first
	version of the 802.1X specification. This field is not configurable.
PAE Capabilities	This PAE capabilities display the port access entity (PAE) functionality
	of the selected port. Possible values are Authenticator or Supplicant.
	This field is not configurable.

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