Modify Port Authentication - Alcatel OS-LS-6224 User Manual

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Configuring the Switch
• Quiet Period — Displays the number of seconds that the device remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is
0-65535. The field default is 60 seconds.
• Resending EAP — Defines the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before
EAP requests are resent. The field default is 30 seconds.
• Max EAP Requests — Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a
response is not received after the defined period, the authentication process is
restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
• Supplicant Timeout — Displays the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses
before EAP requests are resent to the supplicant. The field default is 30 seconds.
• Server Timeout — Displays the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before the
device re-sends a request to the authentication server. The field default is 30
seconds.
• Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication was
terminated.
Modify Port Authentication Page
The Modify Port Authentication Page contains the following fields:
• Port — Displays a list of interfaces on which port-based authentication is enabled.
• User Name — Displays the supplicant user name.
• Admin Port Control — Displays the current port authorization state. The possible
field values are:
• Auto — Enables port-based authentication on the device. The interface moves
between an authorized or unauthorized state based on the authentication
exchange between the device and the client.
• ForceAuthorized — Indicates the interface is in an authorized state without
being authenticated. The interface re-sends and receives normal traffic without
client port-based authentication.
• ForceUnauthorized — Denies the selected interface system access by moving
the interface into unauthorized state. The device cannot provide authentication
services to the client through the interface.
• Current Port Control — Displays the current port authorization state.
• Unauthorized — Indicates that the port control is ForceUnauthorized, the port
link is down, or the port control is Auto, but a client has not been authenticated
via the port.
• Not in Auto Mode — Indicates that the port control is ForceAuthorized, and
clients have full port access.
• Single-host Lock — Indicates that the port control is Auto, and a single client has
been authenticated via the port.
• Enable Guest VLAN — Enables access to Guest VLAN.
• Checked — Indicates that Guest VLAN is enabled.
• Unchecked — Indicates that Guest VLAN is disabled.
• Authentication Methods — Defines the user authentication methods:
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