Specifications

Terms and Definitions
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•SetuptheRADIUSuseraccountforthepublicstationontheauthenticationserver.
•EnablePWAgloballyontheswitch.
• ConfiguretheIPaddressforthepublicstation.
• OptionallysetupabannerfortheinitialPWAscreen.
•EnablePWAenhancemodesothatanyURLinputwillcausethePWAsigninscreento
appear.
•SetPWAgueststatustoRADIUSauthenticationmode.
•SetthePWAloginguestname.
•SetthePWAloginpassword.
•EnablePWAontheswitchportwherethepublicstationisconnected.
OncethepolicyandRADIUSaccountareconfigured,enterthefollowingCLIinputontheswitch:
System(rw)->set pwa enable
System(rw)->set pwa ipaddress 10.10.10.101
System(rw)->set banner \”Enterasys Networks Public Internet Access Station\”
System(rw)->set pwa enhancemode enable
System(rw)->set pwa guestatus authradius
System(rw)->set pwa guestname guest
System(rw)->set pwa guestpassword password
System(rw)->set pwa portcontrol enable ge.1.6
ThiscompletestheAuthenticationconfigurationexample.
Terms and Definitions
Table 4liststermsanddefinitionsusedinthisAuthenticationconfigurationdiscussion.
Table 4 Quality of Service Configuration Terms and Definitions
Term Definition
Authentication
Server (AS)
An entity providing authorization services to an authenticator using RADIUS. The
authentication server may be on the same device or be at a remote location.
Authenticator The switch seeking authentication from the authentication server for a supplicant.
Convergence End
Point (CEP)
A protocol capable of detecting an IP telephony or video device on a port and
dynamically applying a specific policy to the port.
Domain Name
System (DNS)
Serves as a means for the Internet to translate human-readable computer
hostnames, e.g. www.example.com, into the IP addresses.
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
A protocol used by networked clients to obtain various parameters necessary for the
clients to operate in an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Extensible
Authentication
Protocol (EAP)
A protocol that provides the means for communicating the authentication information
in an IEEE 802.1x context.