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66CHAPTER 4: MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY

Defining	Local database authentication allows stations to authenticate and access
Local Database	the network in situations where 802.1X authentication is infeasible or
Authentication	impractical. The local database authentication feature allows
	unauthenticated hosts to request and receive a DHCP assigned IP address
	and perform DNS queries. All other traffic, except for HTTP protocol
	traffic, is blocked. The switch intercepts HTTP protocol traffic and
	redirects it to a switch-generated web page that facilitates user name and
	password authentication. Once authentication is successful, the user is
	forwarded on to the originally requested web page.

This section includes the following topics:

■Configuring Local Database Authentication

■Viewing Port Settings

■Configuring Port Settings

■Viewing User Listing

■Creating User Entries

■Modifying User Entries

■Removing User Entries