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• Re-authentication Period – Sets the time period after which a connected client
must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)
• 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)
• Intrusion Action – Sets the port’s response to a failed authentication.
- Block Traffic – Blocks all non-EAP traffic on the port. (This is the default setting.)
- Guest VLAN – All traffic for the port is assigned to a guest VLAN. The guest
VLAN must be separately configured (See “Creating VLANs” on page 3-161)
and mapped on each port (See “Configuring MAC Authentication for Ports” on
page 3-94).
• Authorized – Displays the 802.1X authorization status of connected clients.
- Yes – Connected client is authorized.
- No – Connected client is not authorized.
- Blank – Displays nothing when dot1x is disabled on a port.
• Supplicant – Indicates the MAC address of a connected client.
• Trunk – Indicates if the port is configured as a trunk port.
Web – Click Security, 802.1X, Port Configuration. Modify the parameters required,
and click Apply.
Figure 3-55 802.1X Port Configuration