Parameter description:
Mode:
Indicates if NAS is globally enabled or disabled on the switch. If globally disabled, all ports are allowed forwarding of
frames.
Reauthentication Enabled:
If checked, successfully authenticated supplicants/clients are reauthenticated after the interval specified by the
Reauthentication Period. Reauthentication for 802.1X-enabled ports can be used to detect if a new device is plugged
into a switch port or if a supplicant is no longer attached.
For MAC-based ports, reauthentication is only useful if the RADIUS server configuration has changed. It does not involve
communication between the switch and the client, and therefore doesn't imply that a client is still present on a port (see
Aging Period below).
Reauthentication Period:
Determines the period, in seconds, after which a connected client must be reauthenticated. This is only active if the
Reauthentication Enabled checkbox is checked. Valid values are in the range 1 to 3600 seconds.
EAPOL Timeout:
Determines the time for retransmission of Request Identity EAPOL frames.
Valid values are in the range 1 to 255 seconds. This has no effect for MAC-based ports.
Aging Period:
This setting applies to the following modes, i.e. modes using the Port Security functionality to secure MAC addresses:
• Single 802.1X
• Multi 802.1X
• MAC-Based Auth.
When the NAS module uses the Port Security module to secure MAC addresses, the Port Security module needs to check
for activity on the MAC address in question at regular intervals and free resources if no activity is seen within a given
period of time. This parameter controls exactly this period and can be set to a number between 10 and 1000000 seconds.
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