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AT-S62 Management Software Web Browser Interface User’s Guide
Section VI: Port Security 337
Note
A supplicant must have 802.1x client software if the authenticator
port has a port control setting of force-authorized and an
authenticator mode of 802.1x. Though the supplicant is not
authenticated, the switch port still checks for the presence of the
802.1x client on the supplicant and will not forward traffic from the
supplicant if it does not detect it.
Force-unauthorized - Causes the port to remain in the unauthorized
state, ignoring all attempts by the client to authenticate. The switch
cannot provide authentication services to the client through the
interface
Max Requests
Specifies the maximum number of times that the switch retransmits an
EAP Request packet to the client before it times out the authentication
session. The default value for this parameter is 2 retransmissions. The
range is 1 to 10 retransmissions.
TX Period
Sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the
request. The default value is 30 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds.
Quiet Period
Sets the number of seconds that the port remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange with the client. The default
value is 60 seconds. The range is 0 to 65,535 seconds.
Reauth Enabled
Controls whether the client must periodically reauthenticate. The
default setting of enabled requires the client to periodically
reauthenticate. The time period between reauthentications is set with
the Reauth Period option. If this parameter is set to disabled, the client
is not required to reauthenticate after the initial authentication, unless
there is a change to the status of the link between the supplicant and
the switch or the switch is reset or power cycled. The options are
Enabled or Disabled. The default is Enabled.
Reauth Period
Specifies the time period in seconds between reauthentications of the
client when the Reauth Enabled option is set to Enabled. The default
value is 3600 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535 seconds.
Supplicant Timeout
Sets the switch-to-client retransmission time for the EAP-request
frame. The default value for this parameter is 30 seconds. The range is
1 to 600 seconds.