520 802.1x Commands• seconds — Specifies the time in seconds that the device remains in the quiet state following afailed authentication exchange with the client. (Range: 0 - 65535 seconds)Default ConfigurationQuiet period is 60 seconds.Command ModeInterface Configuration (Ethernet) mode.User Guidelines• During the quiet period, the device does not accept or initiate authentication requests.• The default value of this command should only be changed to adjust for unusual circumstances, suchas unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication servers.• To provide a faster response time to the user, a smaller number than the default value should beentered.ExamplesThe following example sets the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state following afailed authentication exchange to 3600.dot1x timeout tx-periodThe dot1x timeout tx-period Interface Configuration mode command sets the number of seconds thatthe device waits for a response to an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)-request/identity framefrom the client before resending the request. Use the no form of this command to return to the defaultconfiguration.Syntax• dot1x timeout tx-period seconds• no dot1x timeout tx-period• seconds — Specifies the time in seconds that the device waits for a response to an EAP-request/identity frame from the client before resending the request. (Range: 30 - 65535 seconds)Default ConfigurationTimeout period is 30 seconds.Console(config)# interface ethernet 1/e16Console(config-if)# dot1x timeout quiet-period 3600book.book Page 520 Thursday, December 18, 2008 7:40 PM
