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To configure the Switch for WAC, click Security > WAC Configuration, which will open the following screen.
Figure 11- 58. Web-based Access Control Configuration window
To set the Web-based Access Control for the Switch, complete the following fields:
Parameter Description
Web-based Access
Control State
Use the drop-down menu to either Enable or Disable the Web-based Access Control
settings of the Switch.
VLAN Name
Enter the VLAN name which users will be placed while authenticated by the Switch or a
RADIUS server. This VLAN should be pre-configured to have limited access rights to web
based authenticated users.
Method
Use the pull down menu to choose the authenticator for Web-based Access Control. The user
may choose:
Local – Choose this parameter to use the local authentication method of the Switch as the
authenticating method for users trying to access the network via the switch. This is, in fact,
the username and password to access the Switch configured using the User Account
Creation screen seen below.
RADIUS – Choose this parameter to use a remote RADIUS server as the authenticating
method for users trying to access the network via the switch. This RADIUS server must have
already been pre-assigned by the administrator using the RADIUS Server window located in
the 802.1x section.
Port List
Specify the ports to be enabled as Web-based Access Control ports. Only these ports will
accept authentication parameters from the user wishing limited access rights through the
Switch. When one client on a port has been authenticated for Web-based Access Control, all
clients on this port are authenticated as well.
Use the State pull down menu to enable these configured ports as Web-based Access
Control ports.
Logout Time (Min 1
– 1440)
You can set the logout time by entering a value between 1 and 1440 minutes.
Redirection Page
Enter the URL of the website that authenticated users placed in the VLAN are directed to
once authenticated. This path must be entered into this field before the Web-based Access
