Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1X
Cisco Small Business SFE/SGE Managed Switches Administration Guide
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Force-Authorized
— Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
Authorized (forward traffic).
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Force-Unauthorized
— Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
Unauthorized (discard traffic).
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Quiet Period — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
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Resending EAP — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch waits for a
response to an EAP - request/identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before
resending the request.
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Max EAP Requests — Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a
response is not received after the defined period, the authentication process is
restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
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Supplicant Timeout — Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30
seconds.
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Server Timeout — Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the
switch resends a request to the authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The
field default is 30 seconds.
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Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication
was terminated, if applicable.
STEP 3
Modify the relevant fields.
STEP 4
Click Apply. The port authentication settings are defined, and the device is
updated.
Defining Authentication
The
802.1X Authentication Page
allows network managers to configure advanced
port-based authentication settings for specific ports and VLANs.
