Cisco SGE2000 - Cisco - Gigabit Switch - Defining Authentication

Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1X
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- Force-Authorized — Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
Authorized (forward traffic).
- Force-Unauthorized — Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
Unauthorized (discard traffic).
• Quiet Period — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
• Resending EAP — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch waits for a
response to an EAP - request/identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before
resending the request.
• Max EAP Requests — Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a
response is not received after the defined period, the authentication process is
restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
• Supplicant Timeout — Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30
seconds.
• Server Timeout — Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the
switch resends a request to the authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The
field default is 30 seconds.
• Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication
was terminated, if applicable.
STEP 3 Modify the relevant fields.
STEP 4 Click Apply. The port authentication settings are defined, and the device is
updated.
Defining Authentication
The 802.1X Authentication Page allows network managers to configure advanced
port-based authentication settings for specific ports and VLANs.