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Chapter 31 Understanding and Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
How to Configure 802.1X
Default 802.1X Configuration
Table 31-1 shows the default 802.1X configuration.
Table 31-1 Default 802.1X Configuration
Feature Default Setting
Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) Disabled
RADIUS server
• IP address
• UDP authentication port
• Key
• None specified
• 1812
• None specified
Per-interface 802.1X protocol enable state Disabled (force-authorized)
The port transmits and receives normal traffic without
802.1X-based authentication of the client.
Periodic reauthentication Disabled
Time between reauthentication attempts 3600 sec
Quiet period 60 sec
Number of seconds that the switch remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange with the client.
Retransmission time 30 sec
Number of seconds that the switch should wait for a response to an
EAP request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the
request.
Maximum retransmission number 2
Number of times that the switch will send an EAP-request/identity
frame before restarting the authentication process.
Multiple host support Disabled
Client timeout period 30 sec
When relaying a request from the authentication server to the client,
the amount of time that the switch waits for a response before
retransmitting the request to the client.
Authentication server timeout period 30 sec
When relaying a response from the client to the authentication
server, the amount of time that the switch waits for a reply before
retransmitting the response to the server. This setting is not
configurable.