Web and MAC Authentication 
Configuring MAC Authentication on the Switch 
Syntax:  aaa port-access mac-based [e] < port-list > [quiet-period <1 - 65535>] 
Specifies the time period, in seconds, the switch should 
wait before attempting an authentication request for 
a MAC address that failed authentication. 
(Default: 60 seconds) 
Syntax:  aaa port-access mac-based [e] < port-list > [reauth-period <0 - 9999999>] 
Specifies the time period, in seconds, the switch 
enforces on a client to re-authenticate. When set to 0, 
reauthentication is disabled. (Default: 300 seconds) 
Syntax:  aaa port-access mac-based [e] < port-list > [reauthenticate] 
Forces a reauthentication of all attached clients on the 
port. 
Syntax:  aaa port-access mac-based [e] < port-list > [server-timeout <1 - 300>] 
Specifies the period, in seconds, the switch waits for a 
server response to an authentication request. Depend
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ing on the current max-requests value, the switch sends 
a new attempt or ends the authentication session. 
(Default: 30seconds) 
Syntax:  aaa port-access mac-based [e] < port-list > [unauth-vid <vid>] 
no aaa port-access mac-based [e] < port-list > [unauth-vid] 
Specifies the VLAN to use for a client that fails authen-
tication. If unauth-vid is 0, no VLAN changes occur. 
Use the no form of the command to set the unauth-vid to 0.
 (Default: 0) 
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