Configuring port-based EAPOL using EDM

Use the following procedure to configure port-based EAPOL to configure EAPOL security parameters for an individual port or multiple ports.

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click Security.

2

In the Security tree, double-click 802.1X/EAP.

3

In the work area, click the EAPOL Ports tab.

4

In a port row, double-click a cell under the column heading for the parameter you want to change.

5

Select a parameter or value from the drop-down list.

6

You can repeat the previous two steps until you have amended all of the parameters you want to change.

7

On the toolbar, click Apply.


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Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to configure port-based EAPOL.

Variable Value
dot1xPaePortNumber field Indicates the port number.
PortProtocolVersion Indicates the EAP Protocol version that is running on this port.
PortCapabilities Indicates the PAE functionality that is implemented on this port. Always returns dot1xPaePortAuthCapable (0).
PortInitialize Indicates wether to initialize the EAPOL state of the port. Setting this attribute to True causes this port EAPOL state to be initialized.
PortReauthenticateNow Indicates the current reauthentication state of the machine. Setting this attribute to True causes the reauthentication of the client.
PaeState Indicates the current authenticator PAE state machine stat value.
BackendAuthState Indicates the current state of the Backend Authentication state machine.
AdminControlledDirections Indicates the current value of the administrative controlled directions parameter for the port.
OperControlledDirections Indicates the current value of the operational controlled directions parameter for the port.
AuthControlledPortStatus Indicates the current value of the controlled port status parameter for the port.
AuthControlledPortControl Indicates the current value of the controlled port control parameter for the port.
QuietPeriod Indicates the current value of the time interval between authentication failure, and the start of a new authentication.
TransmitPeriod Indicates the time to wait for response from supplicant for EAP requests/Identity packets.
SupplicantTimeout Indicates the time to wait for response from supplicant for all EAP packets except EAP Request/Identity.
ServerTimeout Indicates the time to wait for a response from the RADIUS server
MaximumRequests Indicates the number of times to retry sending packets to the supplicant.
ReAuthenticationPeriod Indicates the time interval between successive reauthentications.
ReAuthenticationEnabled Indicates whether to reauthenticate or not. Setting this object to Enabled causes reauthentication of existing supplicant at the time interval specified in the Re-authentication Period field.
KeyTxEnabled Indicates the value of the KeyTranmissionEnabled constant currently in use by the Authenticator PAE state machine. This always returns False as key transmission is irrelevant.
LastEapolFrameVersion Indicates the protocol version number carried in the most recently received EAPOL frame.
LastEapolFrameSource Indicates the source MAC address carried in the most recently received EAPOL frame.