Chapter 20 Web Authentication

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 38 Configuration

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

State

Select Enable to use the web authentication feature.

 

 

Method

Select whether to use Local or RADIUS as the authentication method.

 

The Local method of authentication uses the user and guest user groups

 

of the user account database on the Switch to authenticate. However,

 

only a certain number of accounts can exist at one time.

 

RADIUS is a security protocol used to authenticate users by means of

 

an external server instead of an internal device user database that is

 

limited to the memory capacity of the device. In essence, RADIUS allows

 

you to validate an unlimited number of users from a central location.

 

 

Radius Server

When RADIUS is selected as the authentication method, this Radius

 

Server will be used for all web authentication attempts.

 

 

IP

Enter the IP address of an external RADIUS server in dotted decimal

 

notation.

 

 

UDP Port

Enter the UDP port of the RADIUS server. The default port of a RADIUS

 

server for authentication is 1812.

 

 

Shared Key

Specify a password (up to 32 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be

 

shared between the external RADIUS server and the Switch. This key is

 

not sent over the network. This key must be the same on the external

 

RADIUS server and the Switch.

 

 

User Name

Specify a username for the main guest account. This will only be used

 

when the Local method of authentication has been selected.

 

 

User Password

Specify a password for the main guest account. This will only be used

 

when the Local method of authentication has been selected.

 

 

All Port State

Use this to Enable or Disable web authentication globally across all

 

ports.

 

 

Port

This field displays the port number.

 

 

State

Use this to Enable or Disable web authentication on a specific port.

 

 

Status

This field displays the current web authentication status of a specific

 

port.

 

 

Apply

Click this to save any changes.

 

 

Refresh

Click this to reload the screen and reset any changes that were just

 

made.

 

 

20.5 Customization

Use this screen to customize the appearance of the web login page that users will see before accessing the Internet.

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