Managing 802.1X on the WSS 657
Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide

Setting the maximum number of 802.1X reauthentication attempts

The following command sets the number of reauthentication attempts that the WSS makes before the suppli-
cant (client) becomes unauthorized:
set dot1x reauth-max number-of-attempts
The default number of reauthentication attempts is 2. You can specify from 1 to 10 attempts. For example,
type the following command to set the number of authentication attempts to 8:
WSS# set dot1x reauth-max 8
success: dot1x max reauth set to 8.
Type the following command to reset the maximum number of reauthorization attempts to the default:
WSS# clear dot1x r e auth-max
success: change accepted.
Note. If the number of reauthentications for a wired authentication client is greater than
the maximum number of reauthentications allowed, WSS Software sends an EAP failure
packet to the client and removes the client from the network. However, WSS Software does
not remove a wireless client from the network under these circumstances.