CLI Reference Guide

322 802.1x Commands
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User Guidelines
Change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances, such as
unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication
servers.
Example
The following example sets the time for the retransmission of an EAP-request frame to the
client to 3600 seconds.
console(config-if-1/g1)# dot1x timeout supp-timeout 3600
dot1x timeout tx-period
Use the dot1x timeout tx-period command in Interface Configuration mode to set the number of
seconds that the switch waits for a response to an Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP)-request/identity frame from the client before resending the request. To return to the default
setting, use the
no form of this command.
Syntax
dot1x timeout tx-period seconds
no dot1x timeout tx-period
•
seconds — Time in seconds that the switch should wait for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before resending the request.
(Range: 1 - 65535)
Default Configuration
The period of time is set to 30 seconds.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode
User Guidelines
Change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances, such as
unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication
servers.
Example
The following command sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame to 3600 seconds.
console(config)# interface ethernet 1/g16
console(config-if-1/g16)# dot1x timeout tx-period 3600