Nortel Networks 2300 manual Displaying 802.1X Information, Setting the 802.1X Timeout for a Client

502Managing 802.1X on the WSS Switch

Setting the 802.1X Timeout for a Client

Use the following command to set the number of seconds before the WSS switch times out an authentication session with a supplicant (client):

set dot1x timeout supplicant seconds

The default is 30 seconds. The range of time is from 1 to 65,535 seconds.

For example, type the following command to set the number of seconds for a timeout to 300:

23x0# set dot1x timeout supplicant 300

success: dot1x supplicant timeout set to 300.

Type the following command to reset the timeout period:

23x0# clear dot1x timeout supplicant

success: change accepted.

Displaying 802.1X Information

This command displays 802.1X information for clients, statistics, VLANs, and configuration.

show dot1x {clients stats config}

•show dot1x clients displays the username, MAC address, VLAN, and state of active 802.1X clients.

•show dot1x config displays a summary of the current configuration.

•show dot1x stats displays global 802.1X statistical information associated with connecting and authenticating.

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