HP 4100GL User Manual

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Configuring Port-Based Access Control (802.1x)
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1x Connections to Other Switches

aaa port-access supplicant [ ethernet ] < port-list > (Syntax Continued)

[ auth-timeout < 1 - 300 > ]

Sets the period of time the port waits to receive a
challenge from the authenticator. If the request times
out, the port sends another authentication request, up
to the number of attempts specified by the

max-start

parameter. (Default: 30 seconds).

[ max-start < 1 .. 10 >]

Defines the maximum number of times the supplicant
port requests authentication. See step 1
on page 6-34
for a description of how the port reacts to the authen­
ticator response. (Default: 3).

[ held-period < 0 .. 65535 > ]

Sets the time period the supplicant port waits after an
active 802.1x session fails before trying to re- acquire
the authenticator port. (Default: 60 seconds)

[ start-period < 1 .. 300 > ]

Sets the time period between Start packet retrans- mis­
sions. That is, after a supplicant sends a start packet,
it waits duirng the

start-period for a response. If no

response comes during the

start- period, the supplicant

sends a new start packet. The max-start setting (above)
specifies how many start attempts are allowed in the
session. (Default: 30 seconds)

aaa port-access supplicant [ ethernet ] < port-list >

[ initialize ]

On the specified ports, blocks inbound and outbound
traffic and restarts the 802.1x authentication process.
Affects only ports configured as 802.1x supplicants.

[ clear-statistics ]

Clears and restarts the 802.1x supplicant statistics
counters.

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