GE ML1600 - Manual (Page 124)

7–12 MULTILINK ML1600 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
CONFIGURING 802.1X WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS
The backend or communication characteristics between the ML1600 and the RADIUS
Server are defined through the Configuration > Radius > Port > Access > Backend menu
item.
The Supp Timeout column represents the timeout the authenticator waits for the
supplicant to respond. The values range from 1 to 240 seconds, with a default of 30.
The Server Timeout column represents the timeout the authenticator waits for the
backend RADIUS server to respond. The values range from 1 to 240 seconds, with a default
of 30.
The Max Request column represents the maximum times the authenticator retransmits an
EAP request packet to the supplicant before it times out. Values are integers ranging from
1 to 10, with a default of 2.
The port authentication characteristics define how the authenticator (ML1600 switch) does
the re-authentication with the supplicant or PC. These are defined through the
Configuration > Radius > Port > Access > Reauth menu item.
The Reauth Period represents the time the authenticator waits before a re-authentication
process will be done again to the supplicant. Values range from 10 to 86400 seconds, with
a default of 3600 (1 hour).