Lindy 25030 User Manual

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Misc Configuration 
 
(LINDY recommends that these parameters not be changed, unless you have 
extensive knowledge of 802.1x configuration) 
This allows you to change the default configuration for the 802.1x standard: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quiet Period - Used to define periods of time during which it will not attempt to 
acquire a supplicant (Default time is 60 seconds). 
Tx Period - Used to determine when an EAPOL PDU is to be transmitted (Default 
value is 30 seconds). 
Supplicant Timeout - Used to determine timeout conditions in the exchanges 
between the supplicant and authentication server (Default value is 30 seconds). 
Server Timeout - Used to determine timeout conditions in the exchanges between 
the authenticator and authentication server (Default value is 30 seconds). 
ReAuthMax - Used to determine the number of re-authentication attempts that are 
permitted before the specific port becomes unauthorised (Default value is 2 times). 
Reauth Period used to determine a nonzero number of seconds between periodic 
re-authentication of the supplications (Default value is 3600 seconds). 
 
2.5 TFTP Update Firmware 
 
The TFTP menu option allows you to load a new firmware image into the switch: 
 
• 
Install TFTP program (TFTP applications can be found on the internet). 
• 
Copy the updated firmware 
image.bin 
into the TFTP server’s upload/download 
directory. 
• 
Start the TFTP application, you should see a “waiting for connection” type prompt 
within the application. 
• 
In web management select administrator—TFTP update firmware. 
• 
Download the new 
image.bin 
file by pressing <apply>. (The file name needs to 
match the name of the file copied into the TFTP upload/download directory. 
• 
After the update has finished, press <reboot> to restart switch.