Brocade Communications Systems Brocate Ethernet Access Switch 6910 - Manual (Page 235)

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• This switch can be configured to serve as the authenticator on selected ports by setting the
control mode to “auto” (see the
dot1x port-control command on page 180 ), and as a
supplicant on other ports by the setting the control mode to “force-authorized” and enabling
dot1x supplicant mode with this command.
• A port cannot be configured as a dot1x supplicant if it is a member of a trunk or LACP is
enabled on the port.
Example
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/2
Console(config-if)#dot1x pae supplicant
Console(config-if)#
dot1x timeout auth-period
This command sets the time that a supplicant port waits for a response from the authenticator. Use
the no form to restore the default setting.
Syntax
dot1x timeout auth-period seconds
no dot1x timeout auth-period
seconds - The number of seconds. (Range: 1-65535)
Default
30 seconds
Command Mode
Interface Configuration
Command Usage
This command sets the time that the supplicant waits for a response from the authenticator for
packets other than EAPOL-Start.
Example
Console(config)#interface eth 1/2
Console(config-if)#dot1x timeout auth-period 60
Console(config-if)#
dot1x timeout held-period
This command sets the time that a supplicant port waits before resending its credentials to find a
new an authenticator. Use the no form to reset the default.
Syntax
dot1x timeout held-period seconds
no dot1x timeout held-period
seconds - The number of seconds. (Range: 1-65535)