SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual 23 .1x Information

USER AUTHENTICATION

Command Attributes

•802.1x Re-authentication– Indicates if switch port requires a client to be re-authenticated after a certain period of time.

•802.1x Max Request Count – The maximum number of times the switch port will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it times out the authentication session.

•Timeout for Quiet Period – Indicates the time that a switch port waits after the Max Request Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client.

•Timeout for Re-authentication Period – Indicates the time period after which a connected client must be re-authenticated.

•Timeout for TX Period – The time period during an authentication session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet.

•Supplicant timeout – The time the switch waits for a client response to an EAP request.

•Server timeout – The time the switch waits for a response from the authentication server (RADIUS) to an authentication request.

•Re-authentication Max Count – The number of times the switch will attempt to re-authenticate a connected client before the port becomes unauthorized.

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Figure 3-23. 802.1x Information

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