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M6100 Web Management User Guide
• Supplicant Timeout - This input field allows the user to enter the supplicant time-out
for the selected port. The supplicant time-out is the value, in seconds, of the timer
used by the authenticator state machine on this port to time-out the supplicant. The
supplicant time-out must be a value in the range of 1 and 65535. The default value is
30. Changing the value will not change the configuration until the Apply button is
pressed.
• Server Timeout - This input field allows the user to enter the server time-out for the
selected port. The server time-out is the value, in seconds, of the timer used by the
authenticator on this port to time-out the authentication server. The server time-out
must be a value in the range of 1 and 65535. The default value is 30. Changing the
value will not change the configuration until the Apply button is pressed.
• Maximum Requests - This input field allows the user to enter the maximum requests
for the selected port. The maximum requests value is the maximum number of times
the authenticator state machine on this port will retransmit an EAPOL EAP
Request/Identity before timing out the supplicant. The maximum requests value must
be in the range of 1 and 10. The default value is 2. Changing the value will not change
the configuration until the Apply button is pressed.
• PAE Capabilities - This field selects the port access entity (PAE) functionality of the
selected port. Possible values are “Authenticator” or “Supplicant”.
• Periodic Reauthentication - This select field allows the user to enable or disable
reauthentication of the supplicant for the specified port. The selectable values are
'enable or disable'. If the value is 'enable' reauthentication will occur. Otherwise,
reauthentication will not be allowed. The default value is disable. Changing the
selection will not change the configuration until the Apply button is pressed.
• Reauthentication Period - This input field allows the user to enter the
reauthentication period for the selected port. The reauthentication period is the value,
in seconds, of the timer used by the authenticator state machine on this port to
determine when reauthentication of the supplicant takes place. The reauthentication
period must be a value in the range of 1 and 65535. The default value is 3600.
Changing the value will not change the configuration until the Apply button is pressed.
• User Privileges - This select field allows the user to add the specified user to the list
of users with access to the specified port or all ports.
• Max Users - This field allows the user to enter the limit to the number of supplicants
on the specified interface.
3. Click Initialize to begin the initialization sequence on the selected port. This button is only
selectable if the control mode is 'auto'. If the button is not selectable, it will be grayed out.
Once this button is pressed, the action is immediate. It is not required to press the Apply
button for the action to occur.
4. Click Reauthentication to begin the reauthentication sequence on the selected port. This
button is only selectable if the control mode is 'auto'. If the button is not selectable, it will be
grayed out. Once this button is pressed, the action is immediate. It is not required to press
the Apply button for the action to occur.