Allied Telesis AT-FS970M Series - Manual (Page 210)

Chapter 18: 802.1x Port-based Network Access
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 Authentication Mode— Select the authentication mode. Choose
from the following:
Unauthorized: Sets the port in the unauthorized state.
Although the port is in the authenticator role, the switch blocks
all authentication on the port. If you set all the ports on the
switch to this setting, then no supplicants can log on and
forward packets through them.
Force-authorized: Sets port in the force-authorized state. A
port in the force-authorized state transitions to the authorized
state without any authentication exchanges required. The port
transmits and receives traffic normally without 802.1X-based
authentication of the supplicants.
Auto: Sets the port active in the authenticator role. A port in
this state begins in the unauthorized state, forwarding only
authentication frames, until a supplicant has logged on
successfully.
 Timeouts
The following fields set the timers for this feature:
Quiet Period— Enter the number of seconds that an
authenticator port remains in the quiet state following a failed
authentication exchange with a supplicant. The range is 0 to
65,535 seconds. The default value is 60 seconds.
Tx-period— Enter the number of seconds that an
authenticator port waits for a response to an EAP-request/
identity frame from a supplicant before retransmitting the
request. The range is 1 to 65,535 seconds. The default value is
30 seconds.
Reauth-period— Enter the time interval that an authenticator
port requires a supplicant to reauthenticate. The range is 1 to
65,535 seconds. The default value is 3,600 seconds.
Supplicant-timeout— Enter the retransmission time for the
EAP-request frame from the authenticator port. The range is 1
to 600 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
Server-timeout— Enter the number of seconds the switch
waits for a response from the authentication server. The range
is 1 to 600 seconds. The default value is 30 seconds.
 Re-authentication— Check the checkbox to activate
reauthentication on the authenticator port. The supplicant
periodically reauthenticates according to the time interval set with
the Reauth-period timer.
 Number of Re-auth Requests— Enter the maximum number of