HP 2600 Series 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 8-35
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 retransmis-
sions. That is, after a supplicant sends a start packet,
it waits during 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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