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Chapter 4:
SFE2000/SFE2000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
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• Periodic Reauthentication — Permits immediate port reauthentication.
• Reauthentication Period — Specifies the number of seconds in which the selected port is
reauthenticated (Range: 300-4294967295). The field default is 3600 seconds.
• Authenticator State — Specifies the port authorization state. The possible field values are as
follows:
– Force-Authorized — The controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized (forward traffic).
– Force-Unauthorized — The controlled port state is set to Force-Unauthorized (discard
traffic).
• Quiet Period — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the quiet state following
a failed authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
• Resending EAP — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an EAP -
request/identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before resending the request.
• Max EAP Requests — The total amount of EAP requests sent. If a response is not received after the
defined period, the authentication process is restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
• Supplicant Timeout — Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP requests are resent
to the supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30 seconds.
• Server Timeout — Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the switch resends a request
to the authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30 seconds.
• Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication was terminated.
Modifying 8021X Security
1. Click Security Suite > 802.1X > Properties. The 802.1X Properties Page opens:
2. Click the Edit button. The Port Authentication Settings Page opens: