Nortel Networks BMD00007 User Manual

Alteon OS  Command Reference

The Configuration Menu  

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BMD00007, November 2007

/cfg/l2/8021x/port <

802.1x Port Configuration 

The 802.1x port menu allows you to configure parameters that affect the selected port in the 
GbESM. These settings override the global 802.1x parameters.  

[802.1x Port Configuration Menu]

    mode     - Set access control mode

    qtperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity quiet time interval

    txperiod - Set EAP-Request/Identity retransmission timeout

    suptmout - Set EAP-Request retransmission timeout

    svrtmout - Set server authentication request timeout

    maxreq   - Set max number of EAP-Request retransmissions

    raperiod - Set reauthentication time interval

    reauth   - Set reauthentication status to on or off

    default  - Restore default 802.1x configuration

    global   - Apply current global 802.1x configuration to this port

    cur      - Display current 802.1x configuration

Table 6-32  802.1x Port Configuration Menu Options (/cfg/l2/8021x/port)

Sets the type of access control for the port: 

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 - the port is unauthorized unconditionally. 

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 - the port is unauthorized until it is successfully authorized by the RADIUS server. 

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 - the port is authorized unconditionally, allowing all traffic. 

The default value is force-auth. 

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits before transmitting an EAP-Request/ Identity 
frame to the supplicant (client) after an authentication failure in the previous round of authentica-
tion. The default value is 60 seconds. 

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response/Identity frame from the 
supplicant (client) before retransmitting an EAP-Request/Identity frame. The default value is 30 
seconds. 

Sets the time, in seconds, the authenticator waits for an EAP-Response packet from the supplicant 
(client) before retransmitting the EAP-Request packet from the authentication server. The default 
value is 30 seconds.