Dell S4048T, Configuration Manual

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To set the port state, use the following command.
• Place a port in the ForceAuthorized, ForceUnauthorized, or Auto state.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x port-control {force-authorized | force-unauthorized | auto}
The default state is auto .
Example of Placing a Port in Force-Authorized State and Viewing the Configuration
The example shows configuration information for a port that has been force-authorized.
The bold line shows the new port-control state.
Dell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#dot1x port-control force-authorized
Dell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/1
802.1x information on Te 1/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED
Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Disable
Untagged VLAN id: None
Tx Period: 90 seconds
Quiet Period: 120 seconds
ReAuth Max: 2
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 10
Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
Re-Authenticating a Port
You can configure the authenticator for periodic re-authentication.
After the supplicant has been authenticated, and the port has been authorized, you can configure the
authenticator to re-authenticate the supplicant periodically. If you enable re-authentication, the supplicant is
required to re-authenticate every 3600 seconds by default, and you can configure this interval. You can
configure the maximum number of re-authentications as well.
To configure re-authentication time settings, use the following commands:
• Configure the authenticator to periodically re-authenticate the supplicant.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x reauthentication [interval] seconds
The range is from 1 to 31536000.
The default is 3600 .
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