EAP Configuration Mode Commands


EAP Configuration Mode Commands
 
 
The EAP Configuration Mode is used to configure parameters comprising an Extensible Authentication Profile used to support EAP authentication on the system.
 
Important: The commands or keywords/variables that are available are dependent on platform type, product version, and installed license(s).
 
end
Exits the current mode and returns to the Exec Mode.
Product
All
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Syntax
end
Usage
Change the mode back to the Exec Mode.
 
exit
Exits the current mode and returns to the previous mode.
Product
All
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Syntax
exit
Usage
Returns to the previous mode.
 
max-retry
Configures the maximum number of times the system will retry communicating with another EAP device.
Product
PDIF, ASN GW
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Syntax
max-retry num
default max-retry
num
Default: 16
Specifies the number of times to retry EAP communication with another device. num must be an integer from 1 to 65535.
Usage
Use this command to set a maximum retry number for communicating with other EAP devices.
Example
The following command sets the maximum number of retries to 50:
max-retry 50
 
mode
Configures the system as one of three types of EAP devices: authenticator pass-through, authenticator server, or peer.
Product
PDIF, ASN GW
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Syntax
mode { authenticator-pass-through | authenticator-server | peer }
default mode
default
Configures the default mode of Authenticator-pass-through.
authenticator-pass-through
Configures the system as an authenticator pass-through allowing EAP authentication to be performed by another server.
This is the default setting for this command.
authenticator-server
Configures the system as an authenticator server. This allows the system to respond to EAP requests.
peer
Configures the system as a peer device requiring it to make EAP requests of another server or pass-through device.
Usage
Use this command to configure the system to perform as one of three types of EAP devices and configure settings in an EAP mode. Entering this command results in the following prompt:
[context_name]hostname(cfg-ctx-eap-profile-mode)
#EAP Mode Configuration Mode commands are defined in the EAP Mode Configuration Mode Commands chapter.
Example
The following command configures the system to perform as an authenticator pass-through:
mode authenticator-pass-through
 
 
 

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