3com 4500 26-PORT User Manual

By default, the domain used by centralized MAC address authentication user is 
null, that is, not configured.

To configure the domain used by the MAC address to Cams, enter the following:

<4500> system-view

System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.

[4500]mac-authentication domain Cams

{ offline-detect offline-detect-value | 

quiet quiet-value | server-timeout server-timeout-value }

System View

 Offline-detect timer, set the time interval for the Switch to 

detect whether the user is offline.

 Period set by the offline-detect timer, ranging from 1 to 

65535, in seconds. The default value is 300 seconds.

 Quiet timer. If the user fails authentication, the Switch needs a period of 

quiet time (set by the quiet timer) before it re-authenticates. The Switch does not 
authenticate during the quiet time.

 Period set by the quiet timer, ranging from 1 to 65535, in seconds. 

The default value is 60.

 Server timeout timer. During the authentication to the user, if 

the connection between the Switch and the RADIUS server times out, the Switch 
denies the user’s access to the network on corresponding ports.

 Period set by the server timeout timer, ranging form 1 to 

65535, in seconds. The default value is 100 seconds.

Use the

 command to configure timer parameters of 

the centralized MAC address authentication. Use the 

 command to restore the value to the defaults.

For the related command, see

.

To set the timeout timer of the server to 150 seconds, enter the following:

<4500>system-view

System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.

[4500]mac-authentication timer server-timeout 150