Chapter 20 Web Authentication

When a device using that port attempts to connect to the Internet, the web browser will request a username and password before allowing access. If a port is not successfully authenticated, all IP packets from that device will be filtered.

Note: The URL entered by the user should be a domain such as http:// news.zyxel.com, it cannot be in one of the formats listed below:

A specific IP address (example: http://172.20.1.111)

A domain with a full address (example: http://news.zyxel.com/article/ 100826.html)

20.3.1User Authentication Experience

When the user attempts to access the Internet through a port which is secured with Web Authentication, the following screen will display and request them to enter a username and password.

Note: The appearance of this login page can be modified in the Customization screen (Section 20.5 on page 126).

Figure 64 Web Authentication - Login

After successfully logging in the following message will display. At this point, users should close the browser and relaunch it to access the Internet.

Figure 65 Web Authentication - Login Success

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