SMC Networks SMC EZ Switch 10/100/1000 SMCGS8P-Smart Management Manual page 164

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plugged into a switch port.
(Default: Disabled)
• Max Req — Sets the maximum number of times the switch port
will retransmit an EAP request packet to the client before it
times out the authentication session. (Range: 1-10; Default 2)
• Quiet/Period — Sets the time that a switch port waits after the
Max Req count has been exceeded before attempting to
acquire a new client. (Range: 1-65535 seconds; Default: 60
seconds)
• Re-authen/Period — Sets the time period after which a
connected client must be re-authenticated. (Range: 1-65535
seconds; Default: 3600 seconds)
• TX Period — Sets the time period during an authentication
session that the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP
packet.
(Range: 1-65535; Default: 30 seconds)
The Switch/802.1x/802.1x Port Configuration page also
displays the following information for each port:
• Status — Indicates if authentication is enabled or disabled on
the port.
• Authorized — Indicates a port's current authentication status:
• Yes – The connected client is authorized.
• No – The connected client is not authorized.
• [Blank] – Displays nothing when 802.1x is disabled on a
port.
• Supplicant — Indicates the MAC address of a connected client.
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