Defining Authentication - Cisco SGE2000 - - Gigabit Switch Administration Manual

Configuring Device Security
Defining 802. 1 X
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Force-Authorized
Authorized (forward traffic).
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Force-Unauthorized
Unauthorized (discard traffic).
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Quiet Period — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange (Range: 0-65535).
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Resending EAP — Specifies the number of seconds that the switch waits for a
response to an EAP - request/identity frame, from the supplicant (client), before
resending the request.
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Max EAP Requests — Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a
response is not received after the defined period, the authentication process is
restarted. The field default is 2 retries.
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Supplicant Timeout — Displays the number of seconds that lapses before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant (Range: 1-65535). The field default is 30
seconds.
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Server Timeout — Specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the
switch resends a request to the authentication server (Range: 1-65535). The
field default is 30 seconds.
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Termination Cause — Indicates the reason for which the port authentication
was terminated, if applicable.
Modify the relevant fields.
Click Apply. The port authentication settings are defined, and the device is
updated.

Defining Authentication

802. 1 X Authentication Page
The
port-based authentication settings for specific ports and VLANs.
— Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
— Indicates the controlled port state is set to Force-
allows network managers to configure advanced
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