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Chapter 7 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Authentication
Default 802.1X Configuration
Table 7-1
shows the default 802.1X configuration.
Table 7-1
Default 802.1X Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
Authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA)
Disabled.
RADIUS server
•
IP address
•
UDP authentication port
•
Key
•
None specified.
•
1812.
•
None specified.
Per-interface 802.1X protocol enable state
Disabled (force-authorized).
The port transmits and receives normal traffic without
802.1X-based authentication of the client.
Periodic re-authentication
Disabled.
Number of seconds between
re-authentication attempts
3600 seconds.
Quiet period
60 seconds (number of seconds that the switch remains in
the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange
with the client).
Retransmission time
30 seconds (number of seconds that the switch should
wait for a response to an EAP request/identity frame
from the client before retransmitting the request).
Maximum retransmission number
2 times (number of times that the switch will send an
EAP-request/identity frame before restarting the
authentication process).
Multiple host support
Disabled.
Client timeout period
30 seconds (when relaying a request from the
authentication server to the client, the amount of time the
switch waits for a response before retransmitting the
request to the client.
Authentication server timeout period
30 seconds (when relaying a response from the client to
the authentication server, the amount of time the switch
waits for a reply before retransmitting the response to the
server. This setting is not configurable.)
