Setting the 802.1X authentication timeout timers

About 802.1X authentication timeout timers

The network device uses the following 802.1X authentication timeout timers:

Restrictions and guidelines

In most cases, the default settings are sufficient. You can edit the timers, depending on the network conditions.

To avoid forcible user logoffs before the server timeout timer expires, set the server timeout timer to a value not more than the product of the following values:

For information about setting the maximum number of RADIUS packet transmission attempts and the RADIUS server response timeout period, see "Configuring AAA."

Procedure

  1. Enter system view.

    system-view

  2. Set the client timeout timer.

    dot1x timer supp-timeout supp-timeout-value

    The default is 30 seconds.

  3. Set the server timeout timer.

    dot1x timer server-timeout server-timeout-value

    The default is 100 seconds.