Specifications

Configuring Port Web Authentication (PWA)
SecureStack B2 Configuration Guide 19-61
Configuring Port Web Authentication (PWA)
About PWA
PWAprovidesawayofauthenticatingusersbeforeallowinggeneralaccesstothenetwork
TologonusingPWA,theusermakesarequest throughawebbrowserforthePWAwebpageoris
automaticallyredirectedtothisloginpageafterrequestingaURLinabrowser.
Dependinguponthe
authenticatedstat eoftheuser,aloginpageoralogoutpagewilldisplay.
Whenausersubmitsusernameandpassword,theswitchthenauthenticatestheuserviaa
preconfiguredRADIUSserver.Iftheloginissuccessful,thentheuserwillbegrantedfullnetwork
accessaccordingtotheuser’s
policyconfigurationontheswitch.
Purpose
Toreview,enable,disable,andconfigurePortWebAuthentication(PWA).
Commands
Note: A license is required to enable PWA on the SecureStack B2 switch. Refer to the chapter
entitled “Activating Licensed Features” for more information.
Note: One user per PWA-configured port can be authenticated on SecureStack B2 devices.
PWA authentication does not support RFC-3580 VLAN authorization.
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show pwa 19-62
set pwa 19-63
show pwa banner 19-64
set pwa banner 19-64
clear pwa banner 19-65
set pwa displaylogo 19-65
set pwa ipaddress 19-66
set pwa protocol 19-66
set pwa guestname 19-67
clear pwa guestname 19-67
set pwa guestpassword 19-68
set pwa gueststatus 19-68
set pwa initialize 19-69
set pwa quietperiod 19-69
set pwa maxrequest 19-70
set pwa portcontrol 19-70