(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-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.