Allied Telesis AT-S79 - Manual (Page 205)

AT-S79 Management Software User’s Guide
Section I: Using the Menus Interface 205
Port Control
Sets the 802.1x port control setting. The possible settings are:
A (Auto) - Enables 802.1x port-based authentication and causes the
port to begin in the unauthorized state, allowing only EAPOL frames to
be sent and received through the port. The authentication process
begins when the link state of the port changes or the port receives an
EAPOL-Start packet from a supplicant. The switch requests the identity
of the client and begins relaying authentication prompts between the
client and the authentication server.
U (Force-unauthorized) - Causes the port to remain in the
unauthorized state, ignoring all attempts by the client to authenticate.
F (Force-authorized) - Disables IEEE 802.1x port-based authentication
and causes the port to transition to the authorized state without any
authentication exchange required. The port transmits and receives
normal traffic without 802.1x-based authentication of the client. This is
the default setting.
Transmission Period.
Sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the
request. The default value is 30 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds.
Maximum Request.
Sets the maximum number of times that the switch retransmits an EAP
Request packet to the client before it times out the authentication
session. The default value for this parameter is 2 retransmissions. The
range is 1 to 10 retransmissions.
Quiet Period.
Sets the number of seconds that the port remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange with the client. The default
value is 60 seconds. The range is 0 to 65,535 seconds.
Re-auth Period.
Specifies the time period between periodic reauthentication of the
client. The default value is 3600 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds.
Re-auth Status.
Specifies if reauthentication should occur according to the
reauthentication period. The options are Enabled or Disabled.
Multi-host
Permits you to enable or disable multi-host status.
Authentication Method
Select an authentication method that is enabled on the switch either R
(RADIUS) or L (local).