(Optional) Configuring Timers Used in 802.1X Authentication

802.1X authentication uses timers to control retransmission of EAP-Request/Identity and EAP-Request/MD5 Challenge packets.

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run dot1x timer tx-period tx-period-value
The interval at which the device sends 802.1X authentication requests is set.

By default, the device sends 802.1X authentication requests at an interval of 30 seconds.
Run dot1x timer mac-bypass-delay delay-time-value
The 802.1X authentication timeout period after which MAC address authentication is performed is configured.

By default, the device performs MAC address authentication if 802.1X authentication is not successful within 30 seconds.
Run dot1x-access-profile name access-profile-name
The 802.1X access profile view is displayed.
Run dot1x timer client-timeout client-timeout-value
The timeout interval for the device to wait for an authentication response from a client is configured.

By default, the timeout interval for the device to wait for an authentication response from a client is 5 seconds.
Run dot1x retry max-retry-value
The number of times an authentication request is retransmitted to an 802.1X user is configured.

By default, the device retransmits an authentication request to an 802.1X user twice.