User Guide

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Managing 802.1X on the WSS Switch 495
Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration Guide
Setting EAP Retransmission Attempts
The following command sets the maximum number of times the WSS switch retransmits an 802.1X-encapsulated EAP
request to the supplicant (client) before it times out the authentication session:
set dot1x max-req number-of-retransmissions
The default number of retransmissions is 2. You can specify from 0 to 10 retransmit attempts. For example, type the
following command to set the maximum number of retransmission attempts to 3:
23x0# set dot1x max-req 3
success: dot1x max request set to 3.
To reset the number of retransmission attempts to the default setting, type the following command:
23x0# clear dot1x max-req
success: change accepted.
Managing 802.1X Client Reauthentication
Reauthentication of 802.1X wireless supplicants (clients) is enabled on the WSS switch by default. By default, the WSS
switch waits 3600 seconds (1 hour) between authentication attempts. You can disable reauthentication or change the
defaults.
Note. To support SSIDs that have both 802.1X and static WEP clients, WSS Software
sends a maximum of two ID requests, even if this parameter is set to a higher value. Setting
the parameter to a higher value does affect all other types of EAP messages.