Configuring A Quiet Period After A Failed Authentication - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

To configure a maximum number of Request Identity re-transmissions:
Step Task
1 Configure a maximum number of times that a Request
Identity frame can be re-transmitted by the
authenticator.
Figure 5-7
Request Identity frame after 90 seconds and re-transmits a maximum of 10 times.

Configuring a Quiet Period after a Failed Authentication

If the supplicant fails the authentication process, the authenticator sends another Request Identity frame
after 30 seconds by default, but this period can be configured.
Note: The quiet period (dot1x quiet-period) is an transmit interval for after a failed authentication where as
the Request Identity Re-transmit interval (dot1x tx-period) is for an unresponsive supplicant.
To configure the quiet period after a failed authentication:
Step Task
1 Configure the amount of time that the authenticator
waits to re-transmit a Request Identity frame after a
failed authentication.
Figure 5-7
Request Identity frame:
• After 90 seconds and a maximum of 10 times for an unresponsive supplicant
• Re-transmits an EAP Request Identity frame
| 802.1X
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shows configuration information for a port for which the authenticator re-transmits an EAP
shows configuration information for a port for which the authenticator re-transmits an EAP
Command Syntax
dot1x max-eap-req number
Range: 1-10
Default: 2
Command Syntax
dot1x quiet-period seconds
Range: 1-65535
Default: 60
Command Mode
INTERFACE
Command Mode
INTERFACE