Advanced 802.1X Configuration - 3Com 4500 PWR 26-Port Configuration Manual

To do...
Set the maximum retry times
to send request packets
Set 802.1x timers
Enable the quiet-period
timer
As for the dot1x max-user command, if you execute it in system view without specifying the
interface-list argument, the command applies to all ports. You can also use this command in port
view. In this case, this command applies to the current port only and the interface-list argument is
not needed.
As for the configuration of 802.1x timers, the default values are recommended.

Advanced 802.1x Configuration

Advanced 802.1x configurations, as listed below, are all optional.
Configuration concerning CAMS, including multiple network adapters detecting, proxy detecting,
and so on.
Client version checking configuration
DHCP–triggered authentication
Guest VLAN configuration
802.1x re-authentication configuration
Configuration of the 802.1x re-authentication timer
You need to configure basic 802.1x functions before configuring the above 802.1x features.
Use the command...
dot1x retry max-retry-value
dot1x timer
{ handshake-period
handshake-period-value |
quiet-period quiet-period-value |
server-timeout
server-timeout-value |
supp-timeout
supp-timeout-value | tx-period
tx-period-value | ver-period
ver-period-value }
dot1x quiet-period
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Remarks
Optional
By default, the maximum retry
times to send a request packet is
2. That is, the authenticator
system sends a request packet
to a supplicant system for up to
two times by default.
Optional
The settings of 802.1x timers are
as follows.
handshake-period-value: 15
seconds
quiet-period-value: 60
seconds
server-timeout-value: 100
seconds
supp-timeout-value: 30
seconds
tx-period-value: 30 seconds
ver-period-value: 30 seconds
Optional
By default, the quiet-period timer
is disabled.