Web Authentication
Web authentication, also known as
The user attempting to gain web access will be prompted for a username and password before being allowed to accept HTTP packets from the Switch. When a client attempts to access a website, that port is placed in the authentication VLAN set by the user. All clients in this authentication VLAN will be queried for authentication by the local method or through a RADIUS server. Once accepted, the user will be placed in a target VLAN on the Switch where it will have rights and privileges to openly access the Internet. If denied access, no packets will pass through to the user and thus, that user will be returned to the authentication VLAN from where it came and the authentication procedure will have to be reattempted by the user.
Once a client has been authenticated on a particular port, that port will be placed in the
Here is an example of the basic six step process all parties of the authentication go through for a successful Web- based Access Control process.
