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authentication timerChapter 2Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Cisco IOS Commandsauthentication timerUse the authentication timer interface configuration command to configure the timeout andreauthentication parameters for an 802.1x-enabled port.authentication timer {{[inactivity | reauthenticate]} {restart value}}no authentication timer {{[inactivity | reauthenticate]} {restart value}}Syntax DescriptioninactivityreauthenticaterestartvalueInterval in seconds after which the client is unauthorized if there is noactivity.Time in seconds after which an automatic re-authentication attempt starts.Interval in seconds after which an attempt is made to authenticate anunauthorized port.Enter a value between 1 and 65535 (in seconds).DefaultsThe inactivity and restart keywords are set to off. The reauthenticate keyword is set to one hour.Command ModesInterface configurationCommand HistoryRelease12.2(50)SEModificationThis command was introduced.Usage GuidelinesIf a timeout value is not configured, an 802.1x session stays authorized indefinitely. No other host canuse the port, and the connected host cannot move to another port on the same switch.ExamplesThis example shows how to set the authentication inactivity timer to 60 seconds:Switch(config-if)# authentication timer inactivity 60This example shows how to set the reauthentication timer to 120 seconds:Switch(config-if)# authentication timer restart 120You can verify your settings by entering the show authentication privileged EXEC command.Related CommandsCommandauthenticationcontrol-directionauthentication eventauthenticationfallbackDescriptionConfigures the port mode as unidirectional or bidirectional.Sets the action for specific authentication events.Configures a port to use web authentication as a fallback method for clientsthat do not support IEEE 802.1x authentication.2-46Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Command ReferenceOL-9776-08