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Alteon OS Command Reference
The Configuration Menu
21943W7774, May 2007
/cfg/l2/8021x/port <alias or number>
802.1x Port Configuration
The 802.1x port menu allows you to configure parameters that affect the selected port in the
GbESM. These settings override the global 802.1x parameters.
[802.1x Port Configuration Menu]
mode - Set access control mode
qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval
txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout
suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout
svrtmout - Set server authentication request timeout
maxreq - Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions
raperiod - Set reauthentication time interval
reauth - Set reauthentication status to on or off
default - Restore default 802.1x configuration
global - Apply current global 802.1x configuration to this port
cur - Display current 802.1x configuration
Table 6-32 802.1x Port Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/8021x/port)
Command Syntax and Usage
mode force-unauth|auto|force-auth
Sets the type of access control for the port:
force-unauth - the port is unauthorized unconditionally.
auto - the port is unauthorized until it is successfully authorized by the RADIUS server.
force-auth - the port is authorized unconditionally, allowing all traffic.
The default value is force-auth.
qtperiod <0-65535>
Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before transmitting an EAP-Request/ Identity
frame to the supplicant (client) after an authentication failure in the previous round of authentica-
tion. The default value is 60 seconds.
txperiod <1-65535>
Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response/Identity frame from the
supplicant (client) before retransmitting an EAP-Request/Identity frame. The default value is 30
seconds.
suptmout <1-65535>
Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response packet from the supplicant
(client) before retransmitting the EAP-Request packet from the authentication server. The default
value is 30 seconds.