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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 40 Configuring 802.1X Authentication
Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch
This example shows how to set the shutdown timeout period:
Console> (enable)
set dot1x shutdown-timeout 300
dot1x shutdown-timeout set to 300 seconds.
Console> (enable)
Setting the Authenticator-to-Host Retransmission Time for
EAP-Request/Identity Frames
The host notifies the authenticator that it received the EAP-request/identity frame. When the
authenticator does not receive this notification, the authenticator waits a set period of time and then
retransmits the frame. You may set the amount of time that the authenticator waits for notification from
1–65535 seconds. (The default is 30 seconds.)
To set the authenticator-to-host retransmission time for the EAP-request/identity frames, perform this
task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to set the authenticator-to-host retransmission time for the
EAP-request/identity frame to 15 seconds:
Console> (enable)
set dot1x tx-period 15
dot1x tx-period set to 15 seconds.
Console> (enable)
Setting the Back-End Authenticator-to-Host Retransmission Time for the
EAP-Request Frames
The host notifies the back-end authenticator that it received the EAP-request frame. When the back-end
authenticator does not receive this notification, the back-end authenticator waits a set period of time and
then retransmits the frame. You may set the amount of time that the back-end authenticator waits for
notification from 1–65535 seconds. (The default is 30 seconds.)
To set the back-end authenticator-to-host retransmission time for the EAP-request frames, perform this
task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to set the back-end authenticator-to-host retransmission time for the
EAP-request frame to 15 seconds:
Console> (enable)
set dot1x supp-timeout 15
dot1x supp-timeout set to 15 seconds.
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Set the authenticator-to-host retransmission
time for EAP-request/identity frames.
set dot1x tx-period
seconds
Task
Command
Set the back-end authenticator-to-host
retransmission time for the EAP-request frame.
set dot1x supp-timeout
seconds