GE ML2400 Switch User Manual


 
CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS
MULTILINK ML2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 7–11
Z Select the Configuration > Radius > Port > Access menu item.
The Quiet Period column represents the time, in seconds, the supplicant is held after an
authentication failure before the authenticator retries the supplicant for connection. The
value ranges from 0 to 65535 seconds, with a default of 60.
The Max Reauth column shows the permitted reauthentication attempts before the port
becomes unauthorized. Values are integers ranging from 0 to 10, with a default of 2.
The Tx Period column represents the transmit period. This is the time (in seconds) the
authenticator waits to transmit another request for identification from the supplicant. The
values range from 1 to 65535 seconds, with a default of 30.
The backend or communication characteristics between the ML2400 and the RADIUS
Server are defined through the Configuration > Radius > Port > Access > Backend menu
item.
The Supp Timeout column represents the timeout the authenticator waits for the
supplicant to respond. The values range from 1 to 240 seconds, with a default of 30.
The Server Timeout column represents the timeout the authenticator waits for the
backend RADIUS server to respond. The values range from 1 to 240 seconds, with a default
of 30.