Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 14: 802.1x Port-based Network Access Control

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Section VI: Port Security

Max Requests

Specifies the maximum number of times
that the switch retransmits an EAP
Request packet to the client before it
times out the authentication session. The
default value for this parameter is 2
retransmissions. The range is 1 to 10
retransmissions.

TX Period

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.

Quiet Period

Sets the number of seconds that the port
remains in the quiet state following a
failed authentication exchange with the
client. The default value is 60 seconds.
The range is 0 to 65,535 seconds.

Reauth Enabled

Controls whether the client must
periodically reauthenticate. The default
setting of enabled requires the client to
periodically reauthenticate. The time
period between reauthentications is set
with the Reauth Period option. If this
parameter is set to disabled, the client is
not required to reauthenticate after the
initial authentication, unless there is a
change to the status of the link between
the supplicant and the switch or the switch
is reset or power cycled. The options are
Enabled or Disabled. The default is
Enabled.

Reauth Period

Specifies the time period in seconds
between reauthentications of the client
when the Reauth Enabled option is set to
Enabled. The default value is 3600
seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds.

Supplicant Timeout

Sets the switch-to-client retransmission
time for the EAP-request frame. The
default value for this parameter is 30
seconds. The range is 1 to 600 seconds.

Table 41. 802.1 Authenticator Port Parameters

Parameter

Definition

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