Intel IXM5414E - Manual (Page 130)

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Port Select the port whose information will be displayed. When the selection is changed,
a screen refresh will occur causing all fields to be updated for the newly selected
port. All physical interfaces are valid.
Control Mode
Displays the configured control mode for the specified port. Options are:
force unauthorized
The authenticator port access entity (PAE) unconditionally sets the
controlled port to unauthorized.
force authorized
The authenticator PAE unconditionally sets the controlled port(s) to
authorized mode.
auto The authenticator PAE sets the controlled port(s) mode to reflect the result
of the authentication exchanges between the supplicant, authenticator and
authentication server.
Quiet Period (secs)
This field displays the configured quiet period for the selected port. This quiet
period is the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine
on this port to define periods of time in which it will not attempt to acquire a
supplicant. The quiet period is the period for which the authenticator does not
attempt to acquire a supplicant after a failed authentication exchange with the
supplicant. The quiet period range is 0 to 65535.
Transmit Period (secs)
Displays the configured transmit period for the selected port. The transmit period is
the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on the
specified port to determine when to send an EAPOL EAP Request/Identity frame to