Specifications

mac-authentication timeout quiet-period
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mac-authentication timeout quiet-period
Sets the time during which re-authentication will not be attempted (re-authentication delay
timer) for the same terminal (MAC address) when authentication fails. No authentication
processing is performed during this period.
Syntax
To set or change information:
mac-authentication timeout quiet-period <Seconds>
To delete information:
no mac-authentication timeout quiet-period
Input mode
(config)
Parameters
<Seconds>
Specifies the re-authentication delay timer in seconds. If you want to restart
authentication processing immediately after authentication fails, set 0.
1. Default value when this parameter is omitted:
This parameter cannot be omitted.
2. Range of values:
0, 60 to 86400 (seconds)
Default behavior
No authentication processing for the same terminal is performed for 300 seconds after
MAC-based authentication failure.
Impact on communication
None
When the change is applied
1. When authentication fails
2. When the re-authentication delay timer that is running times out and the value of the
timer becomes 0.
3. When the
clear mac-authentication auth-state operation command is
executed to cancel the authentication of specific terminals or the authentication of all
authenticated terminals for an entire Switch.
Notes
1. All MAC-based authentication settings take effect when the mac-authentication
system-auth-control command is set.
2. See Table 24-1 Configuration commands and MAC-based authentication modes for
the authentication mode in which the command's settings are operable.
3. When multistep authentication is used, a value other than 0 must be set for this
command.