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allows you to configure 802.1X details for the port (Figure 3-51).
Figure 3-51: Parameter Setting Page
Port: Port number being modified.
Port Control: Used to set the operation mode for authorization. There are three modes supported,
ForceUnauthorized, ForceAuthorized, Auto. ForceUnauthorized means the controlled port is always in the
unauthorized state. ForceAuthorized means the controlled port is always in the authorized state. Auto
means that the controlled port is set to be in authorized state or unauthorized state depending on the
result of the authentication exchange between the authentication server and the supplicant. Default is
Auto.
reAuthMax: The number of authentication attempts that are permitted before the port becomes
unauthorized. Default is 2.
txPeriod: Time period to transmitted EAPOL PDU between the authenticator and the supplicant. Default
is 30.
Quiet Period: Period of time during which the switch will not attempt to access the supplicant. Default is
60 seconds.
reAuthEnabled: Choose whether regular authentication will take place on this port. Default is on.
reAuthPeriod: Period of time between the periodic re-authentication of the supplicant. Default is 3600.
max. Request: The maximum number of times that the authenticator will retransmit an EAP Request to
the supplicant before it times out the authentication session. Valid from 1-10. Default is 2.
times suppTimeout: Timeout condition in the exchange between the authenticator and the supplicant.
Valid from 1-65535. Default is 30 seconds.
serverTimeout: Timeout condition in the exchange between the authenticator and the authentication
server. Valid from 1-65535. Default is 30 seconds.