Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide (Supporting R2.2.0.0) - Manual (Page 974)

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Configuring 802.1X Port Authentication
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
• Port – Port number.
• PAE Supplicant – Enables PAE supplicant mode. (Default: Disabled)
If the attached client must be authenticated through another device in the network, supplicant
status must be enabled.
Supplicant status can only be enabled if PAE Control Mode is set to “Force-Authorized” on this
port (see
“Configuring Port Authenticator Settings for 802.1X” on page 914).
PAE supplicant status cannot be enabled if a port is a member of trunk or LACP is enabled on
the port.
• Authentication Period – The time that a supplicant port waits for a response from the
authenticator. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 30 seconds)
• Held Period – The time that a supplicant port waits before resending its credentials to find a
new an authenticator. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 30 seconds)
• Start Period – The time that a supplicant port waits before resending an EAPOL start frame to
the authenticator. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 30 seconds)
• Maximum Start – The maximum number of times that a port supplicant will send an EAP start
frame to the client before assuming that the client is 802.1X unaware. (Range: 1-65535;
Default: 3)
• Authenticated – Shows whether or not the supplicant has been authenticated.
Interface
To configure port authenticator settings for 802.1X:
1. Click Security, Port Authentication.
2. Select Configure Interface from the Step list.
3. Click Supplicant.
4. Modify the supplicant settings for each port as required.
5. Click Apply
FIGURE 229 Configuring Interface Settings for 802.1X Port Supplicant