Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series, Configuration Manual

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Purpose Command or Action
• reauthenticate — Time in seconds after which an automatic
re-authentication attempt is initiated
timer reauthenticate 180
•
restart value
— Interval in seconds after which an attempt is made
to authenticate an unauthorized port
This command affects the behavior of the switch only if periodic
re-authentication is enabled.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode. end
Example:
Switch(config-if)# end
Step 5
Changing the Quiet Period
When the switch cannot authenticate the client, the switch remains idle for a set period of time and then tries
again. The
authentication timer inactivity
interface configuration command controls the idle period. A failed
authentication of the client might occur because the client provided an invalid password. You can provide a
faster response time to the user by entering a number smaller than the default.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to change the quiet period. This procedure is optional.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface interface-id
3.
authentication timer inactivity seconds
4. end
5.
show authentication sessions interface interface-id
6.
copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose Command or Action
Enters the global configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 1
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