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M A G N U M 6 K S W I T C H E S , M N S - 6 K U S E R G U I D E
List of commands in this chapter
Syntax auth - configuration mode to configure the 802.1x parameters
Syntax show auth - show the 802.1x configuration or port status
Syntax authserver [ip=] [udp=] [secret=] - define the RADIUS
server – use UDP socket number if the RADIUS authentication is on port other than 1812
Syntax auth - enables or disables the 802.1x authenticator function on MNS-6K switch
Syntax setport port= [status=]
[control=] [initialize=] - setting the
port characteristic for an 802.1x network
Syntax backend port= supptimeout=<1-240>] [servertimeout=<1-240>]
[maxreq=<1-10>] - configure parameters for EAP over RADIUS
port – [mandatory] – port(s) to be configured
supptimeout – [optional] This is the timeout in seconds the authenticator waits for the
supplicant to respond back. Default value is 30 seconds. Values can range from 1 to 240
seconds.
servertimeout – [optional] This is the timeout in seconds the authenticator waits for the
backend RADIUS server to respond back. The default value is 30 seconds. Values can
range from 1 to 240 seconds.
maxreq – [optional] The maximum number of times the authenticator will retransmit an
EAP Request packet to the Supplicant before it times out the authentication session. Its
default value is 2. It can be set to any integer value from 1 to 10.
Syntax portaccess port= [quiet=<0-65535>] [maxreauth=<0-10>]
[transmit=<1-65535>] - set port access parameters for authenticating PCs or supplicants
port – [mandatory] – ports to be configured
quiet – [optional] This is the quiet period, the amount of time, in seconds, the supplicant
is held after an authentication failure before the authenticator retries the supplicant for
connection. The default value is 60 seconds. Values can range from 0 to 65535 seconds.
maxreauth – [optional] The number of re-authentication attempts that are permitted
before the port becomes unauthorized. Default value is 2. Values are integers and can
range from 0 to 10.
transmit – [optional] This is the transmit period, this is the time in seconds the
authenticator waits to transmit another request for identification from the supplicant.
Default value is 30. Values can be from 1 to 65535 seconds
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