Concept Guide
• Congure the maximum number of times the authenticator re-transmits a Request Identity frame.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x max-eap-req number
The range is from 1 to 10.
The default is 2.
The example in Conguring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication shows conguration information for a port for which the
authenticator re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame after 90 seconds and re-transmits for 10 times.
Conguring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication
If the supplicant fails the authentication process, the authenticator sends another Request Identity frame after 30 seconds by default. You
can congure this period.
NOTE: The quiet period (dot1x quiet-period) is the transmit interval after a failed authentication; the Request Identity Re-
transmit interval (dot1x tx-period) is for an unresponsive supplicant.
To congure a quiet period, use the following command.
• Congure the amount of time that the authenticator waits to re-transmit a Request Identity frame after a failed authentication.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x quiet-period seconds
The range is from 1 to 65535.
The default is 60 seconds.
Example of Conguring and Verifying Port Authentication
The following example shows conguration information for a port for which the authenticator re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame:
• after 90 seconds and a maximum of 10 times for an unresponsive supplicant
• re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame
The bold lines show the new re-transmit interval, new quiet period, and new maximum re-transmissions.
DellEMC(conf-if-range-Te-2/1)#dot1x tx-period 90
DellEMC(conf-if-range-Te-2/1)#dot1x max-eap-req 10
DellEMC(conf-if-range-Te-2/1)#dot1x quiet-period 120
DellEMC#show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 2/1
802.1x information on Te 2/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: AUTO
Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Disable
Untagged VLAN id: None
Tx Period: 90 seconds
Quiet Period: 120 seconds
ReAuth Max: 2
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 3600 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 10
Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
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