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Defining Port-Based Authentication (802.1X) 63
■ Force-Authorized — Indicates that any client has full access to the
port, even if it does not have 802.1X credentials or support 802.1X
authorization.
■ Force-Unauthorized — Indicates that no client has access to the
port, even if it has 802.1X credentials and supports 802.1X
authorization.
■ Authenticator Operation Mode — Allows single or multiple hosts
(clients) to connect to an 802.1X-authorized port.
■ Multi-Host — Allows multiple hosts to connect to this port.
■ Single-Host — Allows only a single host to connect to this port.
This is the default.
■ Authenticator Maximum Request — 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. The field default
is 2.
■ Authenticator Max Count — The maximum number of hosts that
can connect to a port when the Multi-Host operation mode is
selected. The field default is 5.
■ Authenticator Quiet Period — Sets the time that a switch port
waits after the Authenticator Max Count has been exceeded before
attempting to acquire a new client. The field default is 60 seconds.
■ Authenticator Transmit Period — Sets the time period during an
authentication session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an
EAP packet. The field default is 30 seconds.