Dell N3200-ON EMC Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.6 - Page 1082

User Guidelines Monitor mode is intended to test network access controls in a test environment. Monitor mode always allows access to network resources, even if authentication fails, and therefore should never be used in a production network with real end users. Command History Command updated in version 6.6 firmware. Example The following command enables 802.1x monitor mode globally. Clients are always authenticated in monitor mode. Use of monitor mode in a production network should be restricted to test user accounts. Never use monitor mode for real user accounts. console(config)# authentication monitor dot1x timeout Use the dot1x timeout command in Interface Configuration mode to set the values of the various 802.1x state machine timers. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this command. Syntax dot1x timeout { quiet-period | tx-period | server-timeout | supp-timeout } {seconds} no dot1x timeout • quiet-period-The time, in seconds, during which the authenticator state machine will not attempt to acquire a supplicant. This is the period for which the authenticator state machine stays in the HELD state. • tx-period-The time, in seconds, between successive EAPOL EAP Request/Identity frames are sent to the supplicant. • server-timeout-The time, in seconds, the authenticator will wait for a response before timing out a RADIUS server. • supp-timeout-The time, in seconds, the authenticator will wait for a response before timing out a supplicant. Security Commands 1082