116 | 802.1Xw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m To place a port in one of these three states:Figure 7-8 shows configuration information for a port that has been force-authorized.Figure 7-8. Configuring Port-controlRe-Authenticating a PortPeriodic Re-AuthenticationAfter the supplicant has been authenticated and the port has been authorized, the authenticator can beconfigured to re-authenticate the supplicant periodically. If re-authentication is enabled, the supplicant isrequired to re-authenticate every 3600 seconds, but this interval can be configured. A maximum number ofre-authentications can be configured as well.To configure a re-authentication or a re-authentication period:Step Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Place a port in the ForceAuthorized,ForceUnauthorized, or Auto state.dot1x port-control {force-authorized |force-unauthorized | auto}Default: autoINTERFACEStep Task Command Syntax Command Mode1 Configure the authenticator toperiodically re-authenticate thesupplicant.dot1x reauthentication [interval] secondsRange: 1-65535Default: 60INTERFACEFTOS(conf-if-gi-2/1)#dot1x port-control force-authorizedFTOS(conf-if-gi-2/1)#do show dot1x interface gigabitethernet 2/1802.1x information on Gi 2/1:-----------------------------Dot1x Status: EnablePort Control: FORCE_AUTHORIZEDPort Auth Status: UNAUTHORIZEDRe-Authentication: DisableUntagged VLAN id: NoneTx Period: 90 secondsQuiet Period: 120 secondsReAuth Max: 2Supplicant Timeout: 30 secondsServer Timeout: 30 secondsRe-Auth Interval: 3600 secondsMax-EAP-Req: 10Auth Type: SINGLE_HOSTAuth PAE State: InitializeBackend State: InitializeAuth PAE State: InitializeNew Port-control State
