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836 Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide

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Web Authentication

FIGURE 178 Configuring User Accounts

To show user accounts:

1. Click Security, User Accounts.

2. Select Show from the Action list.

FIGURE 179 Showing User Accounts

Web Authentication

Web authentication allows stations to authenticate and access the network in situations where

802.1X or Network Access authentication are infeasible or impractical. The web authentication

feature allows unauthenticated hosts to request and receive a DHCP assigned IP address and

perform DNS queries. All other traffic, except for HTTP protocol traffic, is blocked. The switch

intercepts HTTP protocol traffic and redirects it to a switch-generated web page that facilitates user

name and password authentication via RADIUS. Once authentication is successful, the web

browser is forwarded on to the originally requested web page. Successful authentication is valid for

all hosts connected to the port.

NOTE

RADIUS authentication must be activated and configured properly for the web authentication

feature to work properly. (See “Configuring Local/Remote Logon Authentication” on page 822.)

Web authentication cannot be configured on trunk ports.