Configuring Request Identity Re-Transmissions; Configuring A Quiet Period After A Failed Authentication - Dell S6100 Configuration Manual

Guest VLAN:
Guest VLAN id:
Auth-Fail VLAN:
Auth-Fail VLAN id:
Auth-Fail Max-Attempts:
Mac-Auth-Bypass:
Mac-Auth-Bypass Only:
Tx Period:
Quiet Period:
ReAuth Max:
Supplicant Timeout:
Server Timeout:
Re-Auth Interval:
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Configuring Request Identity Re-Transmissions

When the authenticator sends a Request Identity frame and the supplicant does not respond, the authenticator waits for 30 seconds and
then re-transmits the frame.
The amount of time that the authenticator waits before re-transmitting and the maximum number of times that the authenticator re-
transmits can be configured.
NOTE: There are several reasons why the supplicant might fail to respond; for example, the supplicant might have been booting
when the request arrived or there might be a physical layer problem.
To configure re-transmissions, use the following commands.
• Configure the amount of time that the authenticator waits before re-transmitting an EAP Request Identity frame.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x tx-period number
The range is from 1 to 65535 (1 year)
The default is 30.
• Configure the maximum number of times the authenticator re-transmits a Request Identity frame.
INTERFACE mode
dot1x max-eap-req number
The range is from 1 to 10.
The default is 2.
The example in

Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication

authenticator re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame after 90 seconds and re-transmits for 10 times.
Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication
If the supplicant fails the authentication process, the authenticator sends another Request Identity frame after 30 seconds by default. You
can configure this period.
NOTE: The quiet period (dot1x quiet-period) is the transmit interval after a failed authentication; the Request Identity Re-
transmit interval (dot1x tx-period) is for an unresponsive supplicant.
To configure a quiet period, use the following command.
• Configure the amount of time that the authenticator waits to re-transmit a Request Identity frame after a failed authentication.
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