AT-S81 Management Software User’s Guide
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NAS ID
This parameter assigns an 802.1x identifier to the switch that applies
to all ports. The NAS ID can be up to sixteen characters. Valid
characters are 0 to 9, a to z, and A to Z. Spaces are allowed.
Specifying an NAS ID is optional.
Port Status
Displays the current 802.1 status of the port as either authorized or
unauthorized. You cannot adjust this parameter.
Port Control
Sets the 802.1x port control setting. The possible settings are:
Auto - Enables 802.1x authentication and causes the port to begin
in the unauthorized state, allowing only EAPOL frames to be sent
and received through the port. The authentication process begins
when the link state of the port changes or the port receives an
EAPOL-Start packet from a supplicant. The switch requests the
identity of the client and begins relaying authentication prompts
between the client and the authentication server.
Force-Unauthorized - Places the port in the unauthorized state,
ignoring all attempts by the client to authenticate. The switch
cannot provide authentication services to the client through the
interface.
Force-Authorized - Disables IEEE 802.1x authentication and
causes the port to transition to the authorized state without any
authentication exchange required. The port transmits and receives
normal traffic without 802.1x-based authentication of the client.
This is the default setting
Quiet Period
Sets the number of seconds that the port remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange with the client. The default
value is 60 seconds. The range is 0 to 65,535 seconds.
Transmission Period
Sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the
request. The default value is 30 seconds. The range is 1 to 65,535
seconds.
Supplicant Timeout
Sets the switch-to-client retransmission time for the EAP-request
frame. The default value for this parameter is 30 seconds. The range is
1 to 600 seconds.
Server Timeout
Sets the timer used by the switch to determine authentication server
timeout conditions. The default value for this parameter is 10 seconds.
The range is 1 to 60 seconds.
