Changing Global 802.1X Settings - 3Com WX4400 Reference Manual

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HAPTER ONFIGURING
Changing Global
802.1X Settings
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3 Click the plus sign next to AAA.
4 Select 802.1X.
The global 802.1X settings appear.
To change global 802.1x settings:
1 Access the 802.1X settings:
a Select the Configuration tool bar option.
b In the Organizer panel, click the plus sign next to the WX switch.
c Click the plus sign next to AAA.
d Select 802.1X.
2 To enable 802.1X authentication for all wired authentication ports on the
WX switch, select System Authentication Control.
To disable 802.1X authentication for all wired authentication ports, clear
System Authentication Control. By default, 802.1X authentication is
enabled.
3 To specify the number of seconds the WX switch waits before attempting
reauthentication, specify the timeout value (0 to 65,535 seconds) in the
Quiet Period Timeout box. The default is 60 seconds.
4 To specify the number of seconds the WX switch waits before
retransmitting an Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPoL)
packet, specify the timeout value (1 to 65,535 seconds) in the Retransmit
Timeout box. The default is 5 seconds.
5 To specify the number of seconds before the WX switch times out an
authentication session with an 802.1X client (supplicant), specify the
timeout value (1 to 65,535 seconds) in the Supplicant Timeout box. The
default is 30 seconds.
6 To specify the number of seconds before the WX switch times out a
request to an authentication server, specify the timeout value (1 to
65,535 seconds) in the Authentication Server Timeout box. The default is
30 seconds.
7 To set the maximum number of times the WX switch retransmits an EAP
request to the client before timing out the authentication session, specify
the value (0 to 10) in the Maximum Requests box. The default is
2 attempts.
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