Configuration Procedure; Specifying A Mandatory Authentication Domain On A Port; Configuring The Quiet Timer - HP FlexNetwork 10500 Series Security Configuration Manual

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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.
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To avoid duplicate authentication packets, do not enable both triggers on a port.

Configuration procedure

To configure the authentication trigger feature on a port:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. (Optional.) Set the username
request timeout timer.
3. Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view.
4. Enable an authentication
trigger.
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:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view.
3. Specify a mandatory 802.1X
authentication domain on the
port.

Configuring the quiet timer

The quiet timer enables the access device to wait a period of time before it can process any
authentication request from a client that has failed an 802.1X authentication.
You can edit the quiet timer, depending on the network conditions.
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In a vulnerable network, set the quiet timer to a high value.
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In a high-performance network with quick authentication response, set the quiet timer to a low
value.
To configure the quiet timer:
Command
system-view
dot1x timer tx-period
tx-period-value
interface interface-type
interface-number
dot1x { multicast-trigger |
unicast-trigger }
Command
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
dot1x mandatory-domain
domain-name
90
Remarks
N/A
The default is 30 seconds.
N/A
By default, the multicast trigger is
enabled, and the unicast trigger is
disabled.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, no mandatory 802.1X
authentication domain is
specified.