Cisco Nexus 9000 Series - Setting the Maximum Authenticator-To-Supplicant Frame for an Interface

Setting the Maximum Authenticator-to-Supplicant Frame for an Interface
You can set the maximum number of times that the Cisco NX-OS device retransmits authentication requests
to the supplicant on an interface before the session times out. The default is 2 times and the range is from 1
to 10.
Before you begin
Enable the 802.1X feature on the Cisco NX-OS device.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface ethernet slot/port
3. dot1x max-req count
4. exit
5. (Optional) show dot1x all
6. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Selects the interface to configure and enters interface
configuration mode.
interface ethernet slot/port
Example:
Step 2
switch(config)# interface ethernet 2/1
switch(config-if)#
Changes the maximum authorization request retry count.
The default is 2 times and the range is from 1 to 10.
dot1x max-req count
Example:
Step 3
Make sure that the dot1x port-control interface
configuration command is set to auto for the
specified interface.
Note
switch(config-if)# dot1x max-req 3
Exits interface configuration mode.exit
Example:
Step 4
switch(config)# exit
switch#
Displays all 802.1X feature status and configuration
information.
(Optional) show dot1x all
Example:
Step 5
switch# show dot1x all
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 9.x
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Configuring 802.1X
Setting the Maximum Authenticator-to-Supplicant Frame for an Interface