Changing The Switch-To-Client Retransmission Time - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 49 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
This example shows how to set the quiet period on the switch to 30 seconds:
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(50)SG and later
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet4/1
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
Switch(config-if)# dot1x pae authenticator
Switch(config-if)# dot1x timeout quiet-period 30
Switch(config-if)# authentication port-control auto
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch#
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(46)SG or earlier
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet4/1
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
Switch(config-if)# dot1x pae authenticator
Switch(config-if)# dot1x timeout quiet-period 30
Switch(config-if)# dot1x port-control auto
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch#

Changing the Switch-to-Client Retransmission Time

The client responds to the EAP-request/identity frame from the switch with an EAP-response/identity frame. If the switch does
not receive this response, it waits a set period of time (known as the retransmission time) and then retransmits the frame.
You should change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances, such as
Note
unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication servers.
To change the amount of time that the switch waits for client notification, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2
Switch(config)# interface
interface-id
Step 3
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode
access
Step 4
Switch(config-if)# dot1x pae
authenticator
Step 5
Switch(config-if)# dot1x timeout
tx-period seconds
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enters interface configuration mode and specifies the interface to be
enabled for timeout tx-period.
Specifies a nontrunking, nontagged single VLAN Layer 2 interface.
Enables 802.1X authentication on the port with default parameters.
Refer to the
Sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the
request.
The range is 1 to 65,535 seconds; the default is 30.
To return to the default retransmission time, use the
no dot1x timeout tx-period interface configuration command.
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
"Default 802.1X Configuration" section on page 49-27.
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