Cisco HWIC-4ESW - Changing the Quiet Period

Cisco HWIC-4ESW and HWIC-D-9ESW EtherSwitch Interface Cards
How to Configure EtherSwitch HWICs
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To disable periodic reauthentication, use the no dot1x re-authentication global configuration
command. To return to the default number of seconds between reauthentication attempts, use the no
dot1x timeout re-authperiod global configuration command.
Changing the Quiet Period
When the switch cannot authenticate the client, the switch remains idle for a set period of time, and then
tries again. The idle time is determined by the quiet-period value. A failed authentication of the client
might occur because the client provided an invalid password. You can provide a faster response time to
the user by entering smaller number than the default.
Follow these steps to change the quiet period.
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
• Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3
dot1x re-authentication
Example:
Router(config)# dot1x re-authentication
Enables periodic reauthentication of the client.
• Periodic reauthentication is disabled by default.
Step 4
dot1x timeout re-authperiod seconds
Example:
Router(config)# dot1x timeout re-authperiod 120
Sets the number of seconds between reauthentication
attempts.
• The range is 1 to 4294967295; the default is 3600
seconds.
• This command affects the behavior of the switch only
if periodic reauthentication is enabled
Step 5
end
Example:
Router(config-if)# end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6
show dot1x
Example:
Router# show dot1x
Verifies your entries.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
Router# copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Saves your entries in the configuration file.