FTOS Configuration Guide for the C-Series - Force10 Networks

Figure 481 Configuring a Reauthentiction Period
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x reauthentication interval 7200
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x reauth-max 10
Force10(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1
802.1x information on Gi 2/1:
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Dot1x Status: Enable
Port Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZED
Port Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZED
Re-Authentication: Enable
Untagged VLAN id: None
Tx Period: 90 seconds
Quiet Period: 120 seconds
ReAuth Max: 10
Supplicant Timeout: 30 seconds
Server Timeout: 30 seconds
Re-Auth Interval: 7200 seconds
Max-EAP-Req: 10
Auth Type: SINGLE_HOST
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Backend State: Initialize
Auth PAE State: Initialize
Configuring Timeouts
If the supplicant or the authentication server is unresponsive, the authenticator terminates the
authentication process after 30 seconds by default. This amount of time that the authenticator waits for a
response can be configured.
To terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive supplicant:
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Terminate the authentication process due
to an unresponsive supplicant.
dot1x supplicant-timeout seconds
Range: 1-300
Default: 30
To terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive authentication server:
INTERFACE
Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode
1 Terminate the authentication process due
to an unresponsive authentication server.
dot1x server-timeout seconds
Range: 1-300
Default: 30
Re-authentication Enabled
New Maximun Re-authentications
New Re-authentication Period
INTERFACE
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