Port Authentication Settings - ZyXEL Communications ES-2724 User Manual

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radius-server timeout <1-
1000>
mode <priority|round-robin>
See Section 41.9.2 on page 286

41.9.2 Port Authentication Settings

Use the
port-access-authenticator
Syntax:
port-access-authenticator
port-access-authenticator <port-list>
port-access-authenticator <port-list> reauthenticate
port-access-authenticator <port-list> reauth-period <reauth-period>
where
port-access-authenticator
port-access-authenticator
<port-list>
reauthenticate
reauth-period <reauth-
period>
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= Specifies the timeout period (in seconds) the switch
will wait for a response from a RADIUS server. If 2
RADIUS servers are configured, this is the total time
the switch will wait for a response from either server.
= Specifies the way the switch will process requests
from the clients to the RADIUS server. (Only
applicable with multiple RADIUS servers
configured.)
- When a client sends an authentication
priority
request through the switch to the RADIUS server.
The switch will forward the request to the RADIUS
server. If no response within half the timeout period,
it will forward the request to the second RADIUS
server.
- When a client sends an
round-robin
authentication request through the switch to the
RADIUS server. The switch will forward the request
to the first RADIUS server. If there is no response
within the timeout period, the request times out. The
client sends an authentication request again and the
switch forwards the request to the second RADIUS
server.
for an example.
command to configure port security on the switch.
= Enables port authentication on the switch.
= Specifies which ports require authentication.
= Enables reauthentication on the port.
= Specifies how often a client has to re-enter his or her
username and password to stay connected to the port.
Chapter 41 Configuration Mode Commands