Configuring Security
Configuring 802.1X
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- Force Authorized—Authorizes the interface without authentication. 
• Authentication Method—Select the authentication method for the port. The 
options are: 
- 802.1X Only—802.1X authentication is the only authentication method 
performed on the port.
• Periodic Reauthentication—Select to enable port re-authentication 
attempts after the specified Reauthentication Period. 
• Reauthentication Period—Enter the number of seconds after which the 
selected port is reauthenticated. 
• Reauthenticate Now—Select to enable immediate port re-authentication.
• Authenticator State—Displays the defined port authorization state. The 
options are:
- Force-Authorized—Controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized 
(forward traffic).
NOTE If the port is not in Force-Unauthorized, it is in Auto Mode and the 
authenticator displays the state of the authentication in progress. After 
the port is authenticated, the state is shown as Authenticated.
• Quiet Period—Enter the number of seconds that the switch remains in the 
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange.
• Resending EAP—Enter the number of seconds that the switch waits for a 
response to an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) request/identity 
frame from the supplicant (client) before resending the request.
• Max EAP Requests—Enter the maximum number of EAP requests that can 
be sent. If a response is not received after the defined period (supplicant 
timeout), the authentication process is restarted. 
• Supplicant Timeout—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before EAP 
requests are resent to the supplicant.
• Server Timeout—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before the 
switch resends a request to the authentication server. 
• Termin ation Cause—Displays the reason for which the port authentication 
was terminated, if applicable.