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TxPeriod 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.
QuietPeriod This allows you 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 This value determines timeout conditions in the exchanges between the Authenticator
and the client. The default setting is 30 seconds.
ServerTimeout This value determines timeout conditions in the exchanges between the Authenticator
and the authentication server. The default setting is 30 seconds.
MaxReq 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.
ReAuthPeriod A constant that defines a nonzero number of seconds between periodic
reauthentication of the client. The default setting is 3600 seconds.
ReAuth Determines whether regular reauthentication will take place on this port. The default
setting is
Disabled .
Click Apply to implement your configuration changes. To view configurations for the 802.1X Authenticator Settings on
a port-by-port basis, see the 802.1X Authenticator Settings table.
Local Users
In the Configuration folder, open the Port Access Entity folder and click Local Users to open the 802.1x Local User
Table Configuration window. This window will allow the user to set different local users on the Switch.
Figure 6- 94. 802.1x User and 802.1x User Table window
Enter a User Name , Password and confirmation of that password. Properly configured local users will be displayed in the
802.1x Local User Table in the same window.