Setting The Maximum Authenticator-To-Supplicant Frame For An Interface - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring 802.1X

Setting the Maximum Authenticator-to-Supplicant Frame for an Interface

You can set the maximum number of times that the Cisco NX-OS device retransmits authentication requests
to the supplicant on an interface before the session times out. The default is 2 times and the range is from 1
to 10.
Before you begin
Enable the 802.1X feature on the Cisco NX-OS device.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface ethernet slot/port
3. dot1x max-req count
4. exit
5. (Optional) show dot1x all
6. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
interface ethernet slot/port
Example:
switch(config)# interface ethernet 2/1
switch(config-if)#
Step 3 dot1x max-req count
Example:
switch(config-if)# dot1x max-req 3
Step 4 exit
Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch#
Step 5
(Optional) show dot1x all
Example:
switch# show dot1x all
Setting the Maximum Authenticator-to-Supplicant Frame for an Interface
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Selects the interface to configure and enters interface
configuration mode.
Changes the maximum authorization request retry count.
The default is 2 times and the range is from 1 to 10.
Note Make sure that the dot1x port-control interface
configuration command is set to auto for the
specified interface.
Exits interface configuration mode.
Displays all 802.1X feature status and configuration
information.
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