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Chapter 4: Software Description
802.1x Parameters
• Reauthentication Enabled: Sets the client to be re-authenticated after the
interval specified by the Re-authentication Period. Re-authentication can be used
to detect if a new device is plugged into a switch port. (Default: Disabled)
• Reauthentication Period: Sets the time period after which a connected client
must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1–3600 seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)
• EAP timeout: The time the switch will wait for the supplicant response before
re-transmitting a packet. (Range: 1–255; Default: 30 seconds Port Settings)
Figure 4-18. 802.1x parameters screen.
802.1x statistics for port 1
Press “Statistics link” to see the 802.1x statistics for port 1.
• Port Statistics: You can view statistics on a per-port basis. Select the port that
you want to view here.
• Authenticator Counters: General statistics for authenticator.
• Backend Authenticator Counters: General statistics for RADIUS server.
• 802.1X MIB Counters: MIB module defined for 802.1X.
