Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Cfg/l2/8021x/global, 802.1x Global Configuration

Alteon OS Command Reference

/cfg/l2/8021x/global

802.1x Global Configuration

[802.1x Global Configuration Menu]

gvlan	-	802.1x Guest VLAN 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
cur	-	Display current 802.1x configuration

The global 802.1x menu allows you to configure parameters that affect all ports in the GbESM.

Table 6-35802.1x Global Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/8021x/global)

Command Syntax and Usage

gvlan

Displays the 802.1x Guest VLAN Configuration Menu. To view menu options, see page 222.

mode force-unauthautoforce-auth

Sets the type of access control for all ports:

„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 authentica- tion. 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.

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