Nortel Networks 40M2420 manual Cfg/l2/8021x/port alias or number, 802.1x Port Configuration

Alteon OS Command Reference

/cfg/l2/8021x/port <alias or number>

802.1x Port Configuration

[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 GbESM. These settings override the global 802.1x parameters.

Table 6-37802.1x Port Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/8021x/port)

Command Syntax and Usage

mode force-unauthautoforce-auth

Sets the type of access control for the port:

„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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