2-145Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Command ReferenceOL-13271-03Chapter 2 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Cisco IOS Commandsdot1x reauthenticationdot1x reauthenticationUse the dot1x reauthentication interface configuration command on the switch stack or on a standaloneswitch to enable periodic re-authentication of the client. Use the no form of this command to return tothe default setting.dot1x reauthenticationno dot1x reauthenticationSyntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.Defaults Periodic re-authentication is disabled.Command Modes Interface configurationCommand HistoryUsage Guidelines You configure the amount of time between periodic re-authentication attempts by using the dot1xtimeout reauth-period interface configuration command.Examples This example shows how to disable periodic re-authentication of the client:Switch(config-if)# no dot1x reauthenticationThis example shows how to enable periodic re-authentication and to set the number of seconds betweenre-authentication attempts to 4000 seconds:Switch(config-if)# dot1x reauthenticationSwitch(config-if)# dot1x timeout reauth-period 4000You can verify your settings by entering the show dot1x [interface interface-id] privileged EXECcommand.Related CommandsRelease Modification12.2(40)EX1 This command was introduced.Command Descriptiondot1x re-authenticate Manually initiates a re-authentication of all IEEE 802.1x-enabledports.dot1x timeout reauth-period Sets the number of seconds between re-authentication attempts.show dot1x [interfaceinterface-id]Displays IEEE 802.1x status for the specified port.