port-access dot1x authenticator max-retries

Syntax

aaa authentication port-access dot1x authenticator max-retries <max-retries>

no aaa authentication port-access dot1x authenticator max-retries

Description

Configures the maximum number of retries that the switch attempts to authenticate a client on a port before marking the client as unauthenticated.

The no form of the command resets the maximum number of retries to the default, 2.

Command context

config-if

Parameters

<max-retries>

Indicates the number of authentication attempts. Default: 2. Range: 1 to 10.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Configuring maximum authentication attempts on a port:

switch(config-if)# aaa authentication port-access dot1x authenticator max-retries 5

Resetting the maximum authentication attempts on a port to default:

switch(config-if)# no aaa authentication port-access dot1x authenticator max-retries