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Foundry NetIron M2404C and M2404F Metro Access Switches
Configuring Switch Authentication Features (Rev. 03)
802.1x Port-Based Authentication
© 2008 Foundry Networks, Inc.
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Setting a Period for Communication Timeouts
The
dot1x timeout tx-period
command, in Global Configuration mode, sets the number of
seconds that the device waits for a response to an EAP-request/identity frame from the host before
retransmitting the request. The
no
form of this command resets the period to its default value of 30
seconds.
The host responds to the EAP-request/identity frame from the device with an EAP-
response/identity frame. If the device does not receive this response, it waits for a set period of
time (known as the retransmission time) and then retransmits the frame.
By default, the period for communication timeouts is 30 seconds.
Command Syntax
device-name
(config)#
dot1x timeout tx-period
<
time>
device-name
(config)#
no dot1x timeout tx-period
Argument Description
time
The period for communication timeouts is a value in the range <1–65535>.
Example
device-name
(config)#
dot1x timeout tx-period 60
Setting the Unicast Host Compatibility
The
dot1x unicast-client-compatibility
command, in Global Configuration mode, sets a mode
that allows dot1x to work with supplicants, but without sending EAPOL packets to 802.1x group
MAC addresses. The
no
form of this command sets a mode in which the dot1x does not work with
supplicants and does not send EAPOL packets to 802.1x group MAC addresses.
By default, this mode is disabled.
NOTE
Enabling this feature can affect the device performance.
Command Syntax
device-name
(config)#
dot1x unicast-client-compatibility
device-name
(config)#
no dot1x unicast-client-compatibility
Setting the Global Dot1x Configuration to the Default Values
The
dot1x default
command, in Global Configuration mode, sets the global dot1x configuration to
the default values.
Command syntax
device-name
(config)#
dot1x default