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• number-attempts – Enter a number for the maximum number of login attempts in the cycle being defined.
Enter a number from 1 – 65535. However, if this value is set below 4, some client supplicants may say
that this feature is not working, even though it is. To avoid this behavior, set the number of attempts per
cycle to 4 or more.
Default Setting
5 attempts per cycle
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
This command sets the maximum number of attempts for a login cycle on this access point, if the static
WEP key authentication method is used. If you do not define a value for a cycle, the default is used. Also,
entering a no ids static resets the number of attempts to the default value.
ids station block
This command prevents wireless clients with the specified MAC addresses from logging into the access point. It
also unlocks MAC addresses that have been permanently blocked from the access point because of failed login
attempts.
Syntax
ids station block <mac-address>
no ids station
Enter the MAC address of the wireless client you want to block from this access point.
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
no
• Use the form of the command to unlock MAC addresses that have been permanently blocked from the
access point due to failed login attempts.
• Use the command to block a MAC address from accessing the networking through the access point.
ids timer
This command defines the duration of time for a cycle and between cycles.
Syntax
ids timer cycle | block <seconds>
no ids timer cycle | block
cycle
• – Specify cycle to define how long a login cycle last, then enter a number from 1 – 65535 seconds.
The value you enter applies to all login cycles.
block
• – Specify block to define the duration between cycles. Enter a number from 1 – 65535 seconds.
The value you enter applies to all durations between login cycles.
Default Setting
cycle
• – 60 seconds during the cycle
block
• – 60 seconds between cycles
Command Mode
Global Configuration
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