CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

identity lookup process that runs between the switch and authentication server. The configuration options for parameters are described in this section.

Command Attributes

dot1X Re-authentication– Sets the client to be re-authenticated after the interval specified by the Timeout for Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port. (Default: Disabled)

dot1X Max Request Count – Sets the maximum number of times the switch port will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it times out the authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)

Timeout for Quiet Period – Sets the time that a switch port waits after the dot1X Max Request Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 60 seconds)

Timeout for Re-authentication Period – Sets the time period after which a connected client must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)

Timeout for TX Period – Sets the time period during an authentication session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 30 seconds)

authentication dot1x* – Sets the default authentication server type. Note the specified authentication server type must be enabled and properly configured for dot1x to function properly. (Options: radius)

* CLI only.

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