Users Guide

dot1x re-authentication
dot1x timeout quiet-period 120
dot1x timeout re-authperiod 3600
dot1x timeout server-timeout 60
dot1x timeout supp-timeout 45
dot1x timeout tx-period 120
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interface ethernet1/1/8
no shutdown
dot1x max-req 5
dot1x re-authentication
dot1x timeout quiet-period 120
dot1x timeout re-authperiod 3600
dot1x timeout server-timeout 60
dot1x timeout supp-timeout 45
dot1x timeout tx-period 120
...
802.1X commands
dot1x host-mode
Allows 802.1X authentication for either a single supplicant or multiple supplicants on an interface.
Syntax
dot1x host-mode {multi-host}
Parameters
• multi-host — Allows attachment of multiple hosts to a single 802.1X-enabled port. You can only authorize
one of the attached clients for all clients to grant network access. If the port becomes unauthorized (re-
authentication fails or receives an EAPOL-logoff message), the device denies network access to all of the
attached clients.
Default Multi-host
Command Mode INTERFACE
Usage Information The no version of this command resets the value to the default.
Example
OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# dot1x host-mode multi-host
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
dot1x max-req
Changes the maximum number of requests that the device sends to a supplicant before restarting 802.1X authentication.
Syntax
dot1x max-req retry-count
Parameters max-req retry-count — Enter the retry count for the request sent to the supplicant before restarting
802.1X reauthentication, from 1 to 10.
Default 2
Command Mode INTERFACE
Usage Information The no version of this command resets the value to the default.
Example
OS10(conf-range-eth1/1/7-1/1/8)# dot1x max-req 4
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
362 Layer 2