3com 5500-SI Manual Do Utilizador

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the supplicant system. Such a process goes on and on until the maximum number of 
retries is reached. If the maximum number of retries is reached and the supplicant 
system still does not respond, the switch ceases checking the client version of the 
supplicant system and continues the followed authentication procedures.

It is recommended that you adopt the default version checking timer setting.

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The 802.1x client version checking function is enabled on all ports.

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Configure the maximum number of retires to send version checking request 
packets to be 6.

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Set the version checking timer to 5 seconds.

1 Enter system view.

<S5500> system-view

2 Enable the 802.1x client version checking function on all ports.

[S5500] dot1x version-check

3 Configure the maximum number of retires to send version checking request packets 

to be 6.

[S5500] dot1x retry-version-max 6

4 Set the version checking timer to 5 seconds.

[S5500] dot1x timer ver-period 5

The Guest VLAN function enables supplicant systems that are not authenticated to 
access specific resources and thus perform the corresponding operations, such as 
obtaining 802.1x client, upgrading client, or obtaining other upgrading programs.

With the Guest VLAN function enabled, supplicant systems that do not have 802.1x 
client installed can access specific network resources. And those that have 802.1x 
client installed can upgrade their 802.1x clients without being authenticated.

Table 424   Configure the maximum number of retires to send version checking request 
packets

Enter system view

system-view

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Configure the 
maximum number of 
retires to send version 
checking request 
packets

dot1x retry-version-max 
max-retry-version-value

Optional
By default, the maximum number of 
retires to send version checking 
request packets is 3.

Table 425   Configure the version checking timer

Enter system view

system-view

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Configure the version 
checking timer

dot1x timer ver-period 
ver-period-value

Optional
By default, the version checking 
timer is set to 30 seconds.