Dot1X Quiet-Period; Dot1X Retry - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Reference Manual

dot1x quiet-period

Syntax
dot1x quiet-period
undo dot1x quiet-period
View
System view
Parameters
None
Description
Use the dot1x quiet-period command to enable the quiet-period timer.
Use the undo dot1x quiet-period command to disable the quiet-period timer.
When a user fails to pass the authentication, the authenticator system (such as a 3Com switch) will stay
quiet for a period (determined by the quiet-period timer) before it performs another authentication.
During the quiet period, the authenticator system performs no 802.1x authentication of the user.
By default, the quiet-period timer is disabled.
Related commands: display dot1x, dot1x timer.
Examples
# Enable the quiet-period timer.
<Sysname> system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[Sysname] dot1x quiet-period

dot1x retry

Syntax
dot1x retry max-retry-value
undo dot1x retry
View
System view
Parameters
max-retry-value: Maximum number of times that a switch sends authentication request packets to a
user. This argument ranges from 1 to 10.
Description
Use the dot1x retry command to specify the maximum number of times that a switch sends
authentication request packets to a user.
Use the undo dot1x retry command to revert to the default value.
By default, a switch sends authentication request packets to a user for up to 2 times.
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