Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 999)

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Configuring 802.1X port security
Syntax: auth-max <value>
<value> is a number from 1 – 10. The default is 2.
Specifying the wait interval and number of EAP-request/
identity frame retransmissions from the RADIUS server
Acting as an intermediary between the RADIUS Authentication Server and the Client, the device
receives RADIUS messages from the RADIUS server, encapsulates them as EAPOL frames, and
sends them to the Client. By default, when the device relays an EAP-Request frame from the
RADIUS server to the Client, it expects to receive a response from the Client within 30 seconds. If
the Client does not respond within the allotted time, the device retransmits the EAP-Request frame
to the Client. Also by default, the device retransmits the EAP-request frame twice. If no
EAP-response frame is received from the Client after two EAP-request frame retransmissions, the
device restarts the authentication process with the Client.
You can optionally configure the amount of time the device will wait before retransmitting an
EAP-request/identity frame, and the number of times the EAP-request/identity frame will be
transmitted. This section provides the command syntax for these features.
Setting the wait interval for EAP frame retransmissions
By default, when the device relays an EAP-Request frame from the RADIUS server to the Client, it
expects to receive a response from the Client within 30 seconds. You can optionally specify the
wait interval using the supptimeout command.
For example, to configure the device to retransmit an EAP-Request frame if the Client does not
respond within 45 seconds, enter the following command.
TurboIron(config-dot1x)#supptimeout 45
Syntax: supptimeout <seconds>
<seconds> is a number from 1 – 4294967295 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
Setting the maximum number of EAP frame retransmissions
You can optionally specify the number of times the device will retransmit the EAP-request frame.
You can specify between 1 – 10 frame retransmissions. For example, to configure the device to
retransmit an EAP-request frame to a Client a maximum of three times, enter the following
command.
TurboIron(config-dot1x)#max req 3
Syntax: max req <value>
<value> is a number from 1 – 10. The default is 2.