3Com 3CRDSF9PWR-US - OfficeConnect Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switch User Manual page 65

Single-Host — Allows only a single host to connect to this port.
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This is the default.
Admin Port Control — Specifies the admin port authorization state.
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Auto — Enables port based authentication on the device. The
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interface moves between an authorized or unauthorized state
based on the authentication exchange between the device and the
client.
Force-Authorized — Places the interface into an authorized state
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without being authenticated. The interface re-sends and receives
normal traffic without client port based authentication.
Force-Unauthorized — Denies the selected interface system access
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by moving the interface into unauthorized state. The device cannot
provide authentication services to the client through the interface.
Periodic Reauthentication — Enables periodic reauthentication on
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the port.
Enabled — Enables periodic reauthentication on the port.
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Disabled — Disables periodic reauthentication on the port.
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Maximum Request — Sets the maximum number of times the
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switch port will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before
it times out the authentication session. The field default is 2, the range
is 1-10.
Max Count — The maximum number of hosts that can connect to a
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port when Multi-Host operation mode is selected. The field default is
5, the range is 1-1024.
Reauthentication Period — Defines the time span (in seconds) in
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which the selected port is reauthenticated. The field default is 3600
seconds, the range is 1-65535.
Quiet Period — Sets the time that a switch port waits after the
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Authenticator Max Count has been exceeded before attempting to
acquire a new client. The field default is 60 seconds, the range is
1-65535 seconds.
Transmit Period — Sets the time period during an authentication
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session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet.
The field default is 30 seconds, the range is 1-65535 seconds.
2 Define the fields.
3 Click . The
Defining Port-Based Authentication (802.1X)
are enabled, and the device is updated.
802.1X Settings
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