
802.1x Commands
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Examples
The following example sets the number of seconds between re-authentication attempts, to 300.
dot1x
r
e-authenticate
The
dot1x re-authenticate
Privileged EXEC mode command manually initiates a re-
authentication of all 802.1X-enabled ports or the specified 802.1X-enabled port.
Syntax
dot1x re-authenticate
[
ethernet
interface
]
•
interface
— Valid Ethernet port. (Full syntax:
unit/port
)
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Privileged EXEC mode
User Guidelines
There are no user guidelines for this command.
Examples
The following command manually initiates a re-authentication of 802.1X-enabled Ethernet port
1/e16.
dot1x ti
m
eout quiet-
p
e
r
iod
The
dot1x timeout quiet-period
Interface Configuration mode command sets the number of
seconds that the device remains in the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange
(for example, the client provided an invalid password). To return to the default configuration,
use the
no
form of this command.
Console(config)#
interface ethernet
1/e16
Console(config-if)#
dot1x timeout re-authperiod
300
Console#
dot1x re-authenticate ethernet
1/e16