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- Port Based Authentication State Enabled — When checked, enables port based authentication
on the device.
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Authentication Method —The Authentication method used. The pick list values include:
None—No authentication method is used to authenticate the port.
RADIUS—The RADIUS servers does port authentication.
RADIUS, None—The RADIUS server first does port authentication. If the port is not
authenticated, then no authentication method is used, and the session is permitted.
Click Remove to delete a selected, listed item. You can Add, Edit or Remove port authentications
for the selected device in this screen. When you click
Add (or select an existing authentication
listed in the
Port Authentication Details portion of the screen and click Edit ) the Port Based
Authentication Editor
opens (the lower portion of the screen) with the following fields:
Guest VLAN ID —Select from the pick list.
Port Authentication Details
- Interface —Contains an interface list.
User Name —The user name as configured in the RADIUS server.
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Interface Control —Defines the port authorization state. The possible field values include:
Authorized—Set the interface state to authorized (permit traffic).
Unauthorized—Set the interface state to unauthorized (deny traffic).
Auto—Authorize state is set by the authorization method.
- Periodic Reauthentication Enabled —Reauthenticates the selected port periodically, when
enabled. The reauthentication period is defined in the
Reauthentication Period (300-
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field.
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Reauthentication Period (300-4294967295)—Indicate the period for the selected port to be
reauthenticated. The field value is in seconds. The field default is 3600 seconds.
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Reauthenticate Now —Permits immediate port reauthentication, when selected.
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Authentication Server Timeout (1-65535)—Defines the period that lapses before the device
resends a request to the authentication server. The field value is in seconds. The field default
is 30 seconds.
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Resending EAP Identity Request (1-65535)—Defines the period that lapses before EAP request
are resent. The field default is 30 seconds.
Quiet Period (0-65535)—The number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state
following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is 0-65535. The field default is
60 seconds.
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Supplicant Timeout (1-65535)—The amount of time that lapses before EAP requests are resent
to the user. The field value is in seconds. The field default is 30 seconds.