Chapter 18 Port Authentication
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18.4 Ac tiva te MAC Authe ntic a tio n
Use this screen to activate MAC authentication. In the Po rt Authe ntic a tio n screen click MAC
Authe ntic a tio n to display the configuration screen as shown.
Fig ure 157 Advanced Application > Port Authentication > MAC Authentication
Quiet-period secs Specify the number of seconds the port remains in the HELD state and rejects further
authentication requests from the connected client after a failed authentication exchange.
Tx-period secs Specify the number of seconds the Switch waits for client’s response before re-sending an
identity request to the client.
Supp-Timeout
secs
Specify the number of seconds the Switch waits for client’s response to a challenge request
before sending another request.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these
changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Sa ve link on the top navigation panel to
save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel Click Ca nc e l to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 81 Advanced Application > Port Authentication > 802.1x (continued)
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