SMC Networks SMCWHSG44-G manual Configuring Authentication Settings

2.6. Configuring Authentication Settings

The SMCWHSG44-G supports both IEEE 802.1x-based and Web redirection-based user authentication.

Here is a brief description of how Web redirection works: When an unauthen- ticated wireless user is trying to access a Web page, a logon page is shown instead of the requested page, so that the user can type his/her user name and password for authentication. Then, the user credential information is sent to a back-end RADIUS (Remote Authentication User Dial-In Service) server or checked against the built In Local Authentication database in the Wireless Hotspot Gateway to see if the wireless user is allowed to access the Internet. The authentication mechanism employed for RADIUS is EAP-MD5, PAP, or CHAP.

Fig. 82. Web-Redirection Mechanism.

TIP: For IEEE 802.1x-based user authentication, see Section 2.5.3

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