Security
Configuring 802.1X
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Authentication Method
—Select the authentication method for the port. The
options are:
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802.1X Only
—802.1X authentication is the only authentication method
performed on the port.
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Periodic Reauthentication
—Select to enable port re-authentication
attempts after the specified Reauthentication Period.
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Reauthentication Period
—Enter the number of seconds after which the
selected port is reauthenticated.
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Reauthenticate Now
—Select to enable immediate port re-authentication.
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Authenticator State
—Displays the defined port authorization state. The
options are:
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Initialize
—In process of coming up.
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Force-Authorized
—Controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized
(forward traffic).
NOTE
If the port is not in 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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Quiet Period
—Enter the number of seconds that the device remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange.
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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 can
be sent. If a response is not received after the defined period (supplicant
timeout), the authentication process is restarted.
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Supplicant Timeout
—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant.
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Server Timeout
—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before the
device resends a request to the authentication server.
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Termination Cause
—Displays the reason for which port authentication was
terminated, if applicable.
STEP 4
Click
Apply
. The port settings are written to the Running Configuration file.
