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Chapter 25: 802.1x Port-based Access Control Commands

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between the client and the
authentication server. Each
client that attempts to
access the network is
uniquely identified by the
switch by using the client's
MAC address. This is the
default setting.

authorised

Disables 802.1X port-based

forceauthenticate

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.
The parameters are
equivalent.

unauthorised

Causes the port to remain in

forceunauthenticate

the unauthorized state,
ignoring all attempts by the
client to authenticate. The
switch cannot provide
authentication services to
the client through the
interface. The parameters
are equivalent.

quietperiod

Sets the number of seconds that the switch remains in

the quiet state following a failed authentication
exchange with the clien

t. The default value is 60

seconds. The range is 0 to 65,535 seconds.

txperiod

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.

reauthperiod

Enables periodic reauthentication of the client, which

is disabled by default. The default value is 3600
seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535 seconds.