Port Authentication Settings - ZyXEL Communications GS-4012 User Manual

radius-server timeout <1-
1000>
mode <priority|round-robin>
See Section 47.9.2 on page 393

47.9.2 Port Authentication Settings

Use the
port-access-authenticator
Syntax:
port-access-authenticator
port-access-authenticator <port-list>
port-access-authenticator <port-list> reauthenticate
port-access-authenticator <port-list> reauth-period <reauth-period>
where
port-access-authenticator
port-access-authenticator
<port-list>
reauthenticate
reauth-period <reauth-
period>
An example is shown next.
GS-4012F/4024 User's Guide
Chapter 47 Configuration Mode Commands
= Specifies the timeout period (in seconds) the
Switch will wait for a response from a RADIUS
server. If 2 RADIUS servers are configured, this
is the total time the Switch will wait for a
response from either server.
= Specifies the way the Switch will process
requests from the clients to the RADIUS server.
(Only applicable with multiple RADIUS servers
configured.)
- When a client sends an
priority
authentication request through the Switch to the
RADIUS server. The Switch will forward the
request to the RADIUS server. If no response
within half the timeout period, it will forward the
request to the second RADIUS server.
round-robin
authentication request through the Switch to the
RADIUS server. The Switch will forward the
request to the first RADIUS server. If there is no
response within the timeout period, the request
times out. The client sends an authentication
request again and the Switch forwards the
request to the second RADIUS server.
for an example.
command to configure port security on the Switch.
= Enables port authentication on the Switch.
= Specifies which ports require authentication.
= Enables reauthentication on the port.
= Specifies how often a client has to re-enter his or her
username and password to stay connected to the port.
- When a client sends an
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