Security: 802.1X Authentication
Port Authentication
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Cisco 350, 350X and 550X Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.4, ver 0.4
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Force-Authorized
—Controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized (forward
traffic).
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Force-Unauthorized
—Controlled port state is set to Force-Unauthorized (discard
traffic).
NOTE
If the port is not in Force-Authorized or Force-Unauthorized, it is in Auto Mode
and the authenticator displays the state of the authentication in progress. After the port
is authenticated, the state is shown as Authenticated.
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Time Range
—Select to enable limiting authentication to a specific time range.
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Time Range Name
—If
Time Range
is selected, select the time range to be used. Time
ranges are defined in the
section.
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Maximum WBA Login Attempts
—Enter the maximum number of login attempts
allowed for web-based authentication. Select either
Infinite
for no limit or
User
Defined
to set a limit.
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Maximum WBA Silence Period
—Enter the maximum length of the silent period for
web-based authentication allowed on the interface. Select either
Infinite
for no limit or
User Defined
to set a limit.
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Max Hosts
—Enter the maximum number of authorized hosts allowed on the interface.
Select either
Infinite
for no limit or
User Defined
to set a limit.
NOTE
Set this value to 1 to simulate single-host mode for web-based authentication in
multi-sessions mode.
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Max Hosts—
Enter the maximum number of authorized hosts allowed on the interface.
Select either Infinite for no limit or User Defined to set a limit.
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Quiet Period
—Enter the length of the quiet period.
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Resending EAP
—Enter the number of seconds that the device waits for a response to
an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) request/identity frame from the supplicant
(client) before resending the request.
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Max
EAP Requests
—Enter the maximum number of EAP requests that will be sent. If
a response is not received after the defined period (supplicant timeout), the
authentication process is restarted.
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EAP Max Retries
—Enter the maximum number of EAP retries that can be sent.
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EAP Timeout
—Enter the maximum time that is waited for EAP responses before
timeout occurs.
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Supplicant Timeout
—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before EAP requests are
resent to the supplicant.
