Configuring Security
Configuring 802. 1 X
Cisco Small Business 200 1. 1 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
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Force Authorized—Authorizes the interface without authentication.
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Authentication Method—Select the authentication method for the port. The
options are:
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802. 1 X Only—802. 1 X authentication is the only authentication method
performed on the port.
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Periodic Reauthentication—Select to enable port re-authentication
attempts after the specified Reauthentication Period.
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Reauthentication Period—Enter the number of seconds after which the
selected port is reauthenticated.
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Reauthenticate Now—Select to enable immediate port re-authentication.
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Authenticator State—Displays the defined port authorization state. The
options are:
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Force-Authorized—Controlled port state is set to Force-Authorized
(forward traffic).
If the port is not in Force-Unauthorized, it is in Auto Mode and the
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authenticator displays the state of the authentication in progress. After
the port is authenticated, the state is shown as Authenticated.
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Quiet Period—Enter the number of seconds that the switch remains in the
quiet state following a failed authentication exchange.
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Resending EAP—Enter the number of seconds that the switch waits for a
response to an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) request/identity
frame from the supplicant (client) before resending the request.
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Max EAP Requests—Enter the maximum number of EAP requests that can
be sent. If a response is not received after the defined period (supplicant
timeout), the authentication process is restarted.
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Supplicant Timeout—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before EAP
requests are resent to the supplicant.
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Server Timeout—Enter the number of seconds that lapses before the
switch resends a request to the authentication server.
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Termination Cause—Displays the reason for which the port authentication
was terminated, if applicable.
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