Security Configuration Command Set
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
14-48 Matrix NSA Series Configuration Guide
Command Type
Switch command.
Command Mode
Read-Write.
Command Defaults
If port-string is not specified, authentication parameters will be set on all ports
Examples
This example shows how to set EAPOL port control to forced authorized mode on ports fe.1.1-5,
which disables authentication on these ports:
This example shows how to enable reauthentication control on ports fe.1.1-3:
This example shows how to set the 802.1X quiet period to 120 seconds on ports fe.1.1-3:
servertimeout
timeout
Specifies a timeout period (in seconds) for the
authentication server, used by the backend authentication
state machine. Valid values are 1 - 300.
supptimeout
timeout
Specifies a timeout period (in seconds) for the
authentication supplicant used by the backend
authentication state machine. Valid values are 1 - 300.
txperiod value Specifies the period (in seconds) which passes between
authenticator PAE state machine EAP transmissions. Valid
values are 1 - 65535.
port-string (Optional) Limits the configuration of desired settings to
specified port(s). For a detailed description of possible
port-string values, refer to Section 4.1.1.
Matrix(rw)->set dot1x auth-config authcontrolled-portcontrol forced-auth
fe.1.1-5
Matrix(rw)->set dot1x auth-config reathenabled true fe.1.1-3
Matrix(rw)->set dot1x auth-config quietperiod 120 fe.1.1-3