Configuring Security using Device Manager 129Field DescriptionAuthControlledPortControlSpecifies the EAPOL authorization status for theport:• Force Authorized: The authorization status isalways authorized.• Force Unauthorized: The authorization statusis always unauthorized.• Auto: The authorization status depends on theEAP authentication results.QuietPeriod The current value of the time interval between anysingle EAPOL authentication failure and the startof a new EAPOL authentication attempt.TransmitPeriod Time to wait for response from supplicant for EAPrequests/Identity packets.SupplicantTimeout Time to wait for response from supplicant for allEAP packets, except EAP Request/Identity.ServerTimeout Time to wait for a response from the RADIUSserver for all EAP packets.MaximumRequests The number of times the switch attempts to resendEAP packets to a supplicant.ReAuthenticationPeriodTime interval between successivereauthentications.When the ReAuthenticationEnabled field (seethe following field) is enabled, you can specifythe time period between successive EAPOLauthentications for the specified port.ReAuthenticationEnabledWhen enabled, the switch performs areauthentication of the existing supplicantsat the time interval specified in theReAuthenticationPeriod field (see preceding fielddescription).KeyTxEnabled The value of the KeyTranmissionEnabled constantcurrently in use by the Authenticator PAE stateof the switch. This always returns false as keytransmission is irrelevant.LastEapolFrameVersionThe protocol version number carried in the mostrecently received EAPOL frame.LastEapolFrameSourceThe source MAC address carried in the mostrecently received EAPOL frame.EAPOL Advance tab for portsThe EAPOL Advance tab lets you configure additional EAPOL-basedsecurity parameters for ports.Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 SeriesSecurity — Configuration and ManagementNN47215-505 (323165-B) 02.01 Standard4.1 19 November 2007Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks.