authentication timeout

Function

The authentication timeout command sets the timeout period for waiting for the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) packets replied by the authentication server.

The undo authentication timeout command restores the default timeout period.

By default, the timeout period for waiting for the EAP packets replied by the authentication server is 30 seconds.

Format

authentication timeout time

undo authentication timeout

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
time	Specifies the timeout period.	The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 300, in seconds.

Parameter

Description

Value

time

Specifies the timeout period.

The value is an integer ranging from 1 to 300, in seconds.

Views

802.1X template view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Task Name and Operations

Task Name	Operations
bas-eap	write

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

The command sets the timeout period for waiting for the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) packets replied by the authentication server, in 802.1X authentication.

Precautions

In VS mode, this command is supported only by the admin VS.

Example

# Set the timeout period for waiting for the EAP packets replied by the authentication server to 50 seconds in dot1x template 1.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[~HUAWEI] dot1x-template 1
[~HUAWEI-dot1x-template-1] authentication timeout 50