3Com Switch 4500 26-Port, Configuration Manual

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Configuring 802.1X 195
will consider the user having logged off and set the user as logoff state if system
doesn't receive the response from user for consecutive N times.
handshake-period-value
: Handshake period. The value ranges from 1 to 1024 in
units of second and defaults to 15.
quiet-period
: Specify the quiet timer. If an 802.1X user has not passed the
authentication, the Authenticator will keep quiet for a while (which is specified by
quiet-period
timer) before launching the authentication again. During the quiet
period, the Authenticator does not do anything related to 802.1X authentication.
quiet-period-value
: Specify how long the quiet period is. The value ranges from
10 to 120 in units of second and defaults to 60.
server-timeout
: Specify the timeout timer of an Authentication Server. If an
Authentication Server has not responded before the specified period expires, the
Authenticator will resend the authentication request.
server-timeout-value
: Specify how long the duration of a timeout timer of an
Authentication Server is. The value ranges from 100 to 300 in units of second and
defaults to 100.
supp-timeout
: Specify the authentication timeout timer of a user. After the
Authenticator sends a Request/Challenge request packet to request the MD5
encrypted text, the supp-timeout timer of the Authenticator begins to run. If the
user does not respond back successfully within the time range set by this timer,
the Authenticator will resend the above packet.
supp-timeout-value
: Specify how long the duration of an authentication
timeout timer of a user is. The value ranges from 10 to 120 in units of second, and
defaults to 30.
tx-period
: Specify the transmission timeout timer. After the Authenticator sends
a Request/Identity request packet which requests the user name, or the user name
and password together the tx-period timer of the Authenticator begins to run. If
the user does not respond back successfully with an authentication reply packet,
then the Authenticator will resend the authentication request packet.
tx-period-value
: Specify how long the duration of the transmission timeout
timer is. The value ranges from 10 to 120 in units of second, and defaults to 30.
Enabling/Disabling a
Quiet-Period Timer
You can use the following commands to enable/disable a quiet-period timer of an
Authenticator (which can be a Switch 4500). If an 802.1X user has not passed the
authentication, the Authenticator will keep quiet for a while (which is specified by
dot1x timer quiet-period
command) before launching the authentication
again. During the quiet period, the Authenticator does not do anything related to
802.1X authentication.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table 198 Enabling/Disabling a Quiet-Period Timer
Operation Command
Enable a quiet-period timer
dot1x quiet-period