Nortel 252, Configuration

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Nortel Business Secure Router 252 Configuration — Advanced
Table 36 describes the fields in Figure 77 .
Table 36 Menu 23.4 System Security: IEEE802.1x
Field Description
Port Control Press [SPACE BAR] and select a security mode.
Select
No Authentication Required to allow any computer access
to your network without entering usernames and passwords. This is
the default setting.
Selecting
Authentication Required means computers have to enter
usernames and passwords before access to the network is allowed.
Select
No Access Allowed to block all computers from accessing
the network.
The following fields are not available when you select
No
Authentication Required or No Access Allowed .
ReAuthentication
Timer (in second)
Specify how often a client has to reenter the username and password
to stay connected to the network.
This field is activated only when you select
Authentication
Required in the Port Control field. Enter a time interval between 10
and 9 999 (in seconds). The default time interval is 1 800 seconds (or
30 minutes).
Idle Timeout (in
second)
The Business Secure Router automatically disconnects a client from
the network after a period of inactivity. The client needs to enter the
username and password again before access to the network is
allowed.
This field is activated only when you select
Authentication
Required in the Port Control field. The default time interval is 3 600
seconds (or 1 hour).