HP A5830 Series User Manual

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request attempts set with the dot1x retry command is reached (see "Setting the maximum number of
authentication request attempts").
The identity request timeout timer sets both the identity request interval for the multicast trigger and the
identity request timeout interval for the unicast trigger.
Configuration guidelines
Follow these guidelines when you configure the authentication trigger function:
• Enable the multicast trigger on a port when the clients attached to the port cannot send EAPOL-Start
packets to initiate 802.1X authentication.
• Enable the unicast trigger on a port if only a few 802.1X clients are attached to the port and these
clients cannot initiate authentication.
• To avoid duplicate authentication packets, do not enable both triggers on a port.
Configuration procedure
To configure the authentication trigger function on a port:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view —
2. Set the username request
timeout timer.
dot1x timer tx-period tx-period-
value
Optional.
The default is 30 seconds.
3. Enter Ethernet interface view.
interface interface-type interface-
number
—
4. Enable an authentication
trigger.
dot1x { multicast-trigger |
unicast-trigger }
Required if you want to enable
the unicast trigger.
Use either command.
By default, the multicast trigger is
enabled, and the unicast trigger is
disabled.
Specifying a mandatory authentication domain on a port
You can place all 802.1X users in a mandatory authentication domain for authentication, authorization,
and accounting on a port. No user can use an account in any other domain to access the network
through the port. The implementation of a mandatory authentication domain enhances the flexibility of
802.1X access control deployment.
To specify a mandatory authentication domain for a port:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view —
2. Enter Ethernet interface view.
interface interface-type interface-
number
—
3. Specify a mandatory 802.1X
authentication domain on the
port.
dot1x mandatory-domain
domain-name
Required
Not specified by default

HP A5830 Series Specifications

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