Configuring Timeouts - Dell S4048T Configuration Manual

• Configure the maximum number of times the supplicant can be re-authenticated.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x reauth-max number
The range is from 1 to 10.
The default is 2.
Example of Re-Authenticating a Port and Verifying the Configuration
The bold lines show that re-authentication is enabled and the new maximum and re-authentication time
period.
Dell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#dot1x reauthentication interval 7200
Dell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#dot1x reauth-max 10
Dell(conf-if-Te-1/1)#do show dot1x interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/1
802.1x information on Te 1/1:
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Dot1x Status:
Port Control:
Port Auth Status:
Re-Authentication:
Untagged VLAN id:
Tx Period:
Quiet Period:
ReAuth Max:
Supplicant Timeout:
Server Timeout:
Re-Auth Interval:
Max-EAP-Req:
Auth Type:
Auth PAE State:
Backend State:
Auth PAE State:
Backend State:

Configuring Timeouts

If the supplicant or the authentication server is unresponsive, the authenticator terminates the authentication
process after 30 seconds by default. You can configure the amount of time the authenticator waits for a
response.
To terminate the authentication process, use the following commands:
• Terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive supplicant.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x supplicant-timeout seconds
The range is from 1 to 300.
The default is 30.
• Terminate the authentication process due to an unresponsive authentication server.
INTERFACE mode
Enable
FORCE_AUTHORIZED
UNAUTHORIZED
Enable
None
90 seconds
120 seconds
10
30 seconds
30 seconds
7200 seconds
10
SINGLE_HOST
Initialize
Initialize
Initialize
Initialize
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