xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
802.1X Port Settings
Users can configure the 802.1X authenticator port settings.
To view this window, click
Security > 802.1X > 802.1X Port Settings
, as shown below:
Figure 8-10 802.1X Port Settings
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
Description
Unit
Select the unit to configure.
From Port / To Port
Select the range of ports to configure.
QuietPeriod (0-
65535)
This allows the user to set the number of seconds that the Switch remains in the quiet
state following a failed authentication exchange with the client. The default setting is
60
seconds.
SuppTimeout (1-
65535)
This value determines timeout conditions in the exchanges between the Authenticator and
the client. The default setting is
30
seconds.
ServerTimeout (1-
65535)
This value determines timeout conditions in the exchanges between the Authenticator and
the authentication server. The default setting is
30
seconds.
MaxReq (1-10)
The maximum number of times that the Switch will retransmit an EAP Request to the
client before it times out of the authentication sessions. The default setting is
2
.
TX Period (1-65535)
This sets the TxPeriod of time for the authenticator PAE state machine. This value
determines the period of an EAP Request/Identity packet transmitted to the client. The
default setting is
30
seconds.
ReAuthPeriod (1-
A constant that defines a nonzero number of seconds between periodic re-authentication
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