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Asanté IntraCore 36000 Series
Port-control Auto
Supplicant 00-00-e8-49-5e-dc
Current Identifier 3
Authenticator State Machine
State Authenticated
Reauth Count 0
Backend State Machine
State Idle
Request Count 0
Identifier(Server) 2
Reauthentication State Machine
State Initialize
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6.6.2 Configuring 802.1x Global Settings
The dot1x protocol includes global parameters that control the client authentication process that runs
between the client and the switch (For example, authenticator), as well as the client identity lookup process
that runs between the switch and authentication server. The configuration options for parameters are
described in this section.
Command Attributes
802.1X Re-authentication – Sets the client to be re-authenticated after the interval specified by the Timeout
for Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be used to detect if a new device is plugged into a
switch port. (Default: Disabled)
802.1X Max Request Count – Sets the maximum number of times the switch port will retransmit an EAP
request packet to the client before it times out the authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)
Timeout For Quiet Period – Sets the time that a switch port waits after the dot1X Max Request Count has
been exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 60 seconds)
Timeout For Re-authentication Period – Sets the time after which a connected client must be re-
authenticated. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)
Timeout For Tx Period – Sets the time during an authentication session that the switch waits before re-
transmitting an EAP packet. (Range: 1-65535; Default: 30 seconds)
authentication dot1x default (CLI only) – Sets the default authentication server type. Note that the specified
authentication server type must be enabled and properly configured for dot1x to function properly. (Options:
radius).
Configuring Switch Using the Web or CLI
Web
Select Security – 802.1x, Configuration
. Enable dot1x globally for the switch, modify any of the
parameters required, and then click Apply.
