Aruba Networks AirOS v2.3, User Manual

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Configuring 802.1x Security 125
Chapter 8
2 To access the
Advanced Configuration
section, click
Show
tab on the right of this
option.
3 Change the value of the required parameter described above.
Default Open Ports
You need to be aware that when you are configuring security for your wireless network, some
(trusted) ports on Aruba WLAN switches are open by default. For details on these ports, refer
to the AirOS Reference.
Key Retry Count This is the number of attempts the switch
makes to obtain the key.
Reauthentication Time Interval This is the time period after the elapse of
which the re-authentication of supplicants
takes place. Unicast keys are updated after
each re-authorization.
Enable Multicast Key Rotation This option enables the rotation of multicast
keys. Multicast keys are used to encrypt
multicast packets generated for each AP.
Multicast keys are associated with each
SSID
Multicast Key Rotation Time Interval The time period between each multicast key
rotation.
Enable Unicast Key Rotation This option enables the rotation of unicast
keys.
Unicast Key Rotation Time Interval The time period between each unicast key
rotation
Reset 802.1x Parameter to Factory Defaults Resets the dot.1x settings to the factory
defaults.
Machine Authentication Cache Timeout Time in hours
WPA Key Retry Count This is the number of attempts the switch
makes to obtain the WPA key.
WPA Key Timeout Time in seconds. Time after which the
authentication server is timed out after WPA
key fails to respond.