> 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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