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AT-S62 Web Browser Interface User’s Guide
Section VI: Port Security 303
changes or the port receives an EAPOL-Start packet from a
supplicant. The switch requests the identity of the client and
begins relaying authentication messages between the client and
the authentication server. Each client that attempts to access the
network is uniquely identified by the switch using the client's
MAC address. This is the default setting.
❑ 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.
❑ Force-unauthorized: Causes the port to remain in the
unauthorized state, ignoring all attempts by the client to
authenticate. The switch cannot provide authentication services
to the client through the interface.
TX 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 range is 1 to 65,535 seconds. The
default value is 30 seconds.
Reauth Enabled
Controls whether the client must periodically reauthenticate. The
default setting of enabled requires the client to periodically
reauthenticate. The time period between reauthentications is set
with the Reauth Period option. If this parameter is set to disabled, the
client is not required to reauthenticate after the initial authentication,
unless there is a change to the status of the link between the
supplicant and the switch or the switch is reset or power cycled.
Reauth Period
Specifies the time period between reauthentications of the client.
The default value is 3600 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds. Option 3 - Reauth Enabled must be set to Enabled for this
parameter to be operational.
Supplicant Timeout
Sets the switch-to-client retransmission time for the EAP-request
frame. The range is 1 to 600 seconds. The default value is 30
seconds.
Piggyback Mode
Controls who can use the switch port in cases where there are
multiple clients (e.g., the port is connected to an Ethernet hub). If
set to enabled, the port allows all clients on the port to piggy-back
onto the initial client’s authentication and forwards all packets,