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Chapter 10: 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control
138 Section I: Using the Menus Interface
Supplicant Timeout.
Sets the switch-to-client retransmission time for the EAP-request
frame. The default value for this parameter is 30 seconds. The range is
1 to 600 seconds.
Server Timeout.
Sets the timer used by the switch to determine authentication server
timeout conditions. The default value for this parameter is 10 seconds.
The range is 1 to 60 seconds.
Maximum Request.
Sets the maximum number of times that the switch retransmits an EAP
Request packet to the client before it times out the authentication
session. The default value for this parameter is 2 retransmissions. The
range is 1 to 10 retransmissions.
Quiet Period.
Sets the number of seconds that the port remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange with the client. The default
value is 60 seconds. The range is 0 to 65,535 seconds.
Re-auth Period.
Specifies the time period between periodic reauthentication of the
client. The default value is 3600 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds.
Re-auth Status.
Specifies if reauthentication should occur according to the
reauthentication period. The options are Enabled or Disabled.
6. If the port control setting is Auto and you want to return the EAPOL
machine state on the port to the initialized state, do the following:
a. Type I to select Initialize.
The following prompt is displayed:
Would you initialize authenticator? (Y/N)>
b. Typing Y returns the EAPOL machine state on the port to the
initialize state. Typing N cancels the step.
7. If the port control setting is Auto and you want the node connected to
the port to reauthenticate with the RADIUS server, do the following:
a. Type R to select Re-auth Initialize.
The following prompt is displayed:
Initialize re-authentication? (Y/N)>