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Allied Telesis AT-S84 User Manual

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AT-S84 Management Software User’s Guide

Section I: Using the Menus Interface

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The following prompt is displayed:

Enter maximum request count >

This parameter 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.

b. Type a number for the maximum request count.

12. To configure the quiet period, do the following:

a. Type U to select Quiet Period.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter quiet period >

This parameter 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.

b. Enter a number for the quiet period.

13. To configure the reauthentication period, do the following:

a. Type E to select Re-Auth Period.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enter re-authentication period >

This parameter specifies the time period between periodic
reauthentication of the client. The default value is 3600 seconds.
The range is 1 to 65,535 seconds.

b. Enter a number for the re-authentication period.

14. To enable or disable reauthentication, do the following:

a. Type A to select Re-Auth Status.

The following prompt is displayed:

Enable or Disable re-authentication? (E/D) >

This parameter specifies if reauthentication should occur according
to the reauthentication period. The options are Enabled or
Disabled.

b. Type E to enable reauthentication or D to disable reauthentication.