802.1x Authentication

Device > Configure > AAA Configuration > 802.1x Authentication

From the 802.1x Authentication dialog box, you can configure the authentication settings for ports on this device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:


802.1x Authentication (dot1xPaeSystemAuthControl)

Indicates whether 802.1x authentication is enabled on this device.


Quiet Period (0..65535) (dot1xAuthQuietPeriod)

Value, in seconds, of the quietPeriod constant currently in use by the Authenticator PAE state machine.


Retransmission Time (1..65535) (dot1xAuthTxPeriod)

Value, in seconds, of the txPeriod constant currently in use by the Authenticator PAE state machine.


Supplicant Timeout (1..65535) (dot1xAuthSuppTimeout)

Value, in seconds, of the suppTimeout constant currently in use by the Backend Authentication state machine.


Server Timeout (1..65535) (dot1xAuthServerTimeout)

Value, in seconds, of the serverTimeout constant currently in use by the Backend Authentication state machine.


Number of Retransmissions (1..10) (dot1xAuthMaxReq)

Value of the maxReq constant currently in use by the Backend Authentication state machine.


Reauthentication Period (1..65535) (dot1xAuthReAuthPeriod)

Value, in seconds, of the reAuthPeriod constant currently in use by the Reauthentication Timer state machine.