Table 36 Menu 23.4 System Security: Ieee802.1X - Nortel 252 Configuration

Table 36 describes the fields in

Table 36 Menu 23.4 System Security: IEEE802.1x

Field Description
Port Control Press [SPACE BAR] and select a security mode.
Select No Authentication Required to allow any computer access
to your network without entering usernames and passwords. This is
the default setting.
Selecting Authentication Required means computers have to enter
usernames and passwords before access to the network is allowed.
Select No Access Allowed to block all computers from accessing
the network.
The following fields are not available when you select No
Authentication Required or No Access Allowed.
ReAuthentication Specify how often a client has to reenter the username and password
Timer (in second) to stay connected to the network.
This field is activated only when you select Authentication
Required in the Port Control field. Enter a time interval between 10
and 9 999 (in seconds). The default time interval is 1 800 seconds (or
30 minutes).
Idle Timeout (in The Business Secure Router automatically disconnects a client from
second) the network after a period of inactivity. The client needs to enter the
username and password again before access to the network is
allowed.
This field is activated only when you select Authentication
Required in the Port Control field. The default time interval is 3 600
seconds (or 1 hour).
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