Web and MAC Authentication
Overview
General Features
Web and MAC Authentication includes the following:
■On a port configured for Web or MAC Authentication, the switch operates as a
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Proxy servers may not be used by browsers accessing the switch through ports using Web Authentication.
You can optionally configure the switch to temporarily assign “autho- rized” and “unauthorized” VLAN memberships on a
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Web pages for username and password entry and the display of authorization status are provided when using Web Authentication.
You can use the RADIUS server to temporarily assign a port to a static VLAN to support an authenticated client. When a RADIUS server authenticates a client, the
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2.An authorized VLAN specified in the Web- or
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■You can allow wireless clients to move between switch ports under Web/MAC Authentication control. Clients may move from one Web authorized port to another or from one MAC authorized port to another. This capability allows wireless clients to move from one access point to another without having to reauthenticate.
■Unlike 802.1X operation, clients do not need supplicant software for Web or MAC Authentication; only a web browser (for Web Authenti- cation) or a MAC address (for MAC Authentication).
■You can use “Show” commands to display session status and port- access configuration settings.