2-35Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Command ReferenceOL-13271-03Chapter 2 Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Cisco IOS Commandsauthentication periodicauthentication periodicUse the authentication periodic interface configuration command to enable or disable reauthenticationon a port. Enter the no form of this command to disable reauthentication.authentication periodicno authentication periodicCommand Default Reauthentication is disabled.Command Modes Interface configurationCommand HistoryUsage Guidelines You configure the amount of time between periodic re-authentication attempts by using theauthentication timer reauthentication interface configuration command.Examples This example shows how to enable periodic reauthentication on a port:Switch(config)# authentication periodicThis example shows how to disable periodic reauthentication on a port:Switch(config)# no authentication periodicYou can verify your settings by entering the show authentication privileged EXEC command.Related CommandsRelease Modification12.2(50)SE This command was introduced.Command Descriptionauthenticationcontrol-directionConfigures the port mode as unidirectional or bidirectional.authentication event Sets the action for specific authentication events.authenticationfallbackConfigures a port to use web authentication as a fallback method for clientsthat do not support IEEE 802.1x authentication.authenticationhost-modeSets the authorization manager mode on a port.authentication open Enables or disable open access on a port.authentication order Sets the order of authentication methods used on a port.authenticationport-controlEnables manual control of the port authorization state.authenticationpriorityAdds an authentication method to the port-priority list.