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Chapter 5 Configuring User Login Page and Guest Access
Enable Web Client for Login Page
• Use web client to detect client MAC address and Operating System
• Use web client to release and renew IP address when necessary (OOB)
In the same configuration page, the network administrator can set the webclient preferences. Normally
the Linux/Mac OS X clients are prompted for the root/admin password to refresh their IP address if the
client user does not have the privilege to do so. To avoid the root/admin password prompt to refresh the
IP address for Linux/Mac OS X clients, another option is used, the Install DHCP Refresh tool into
Linux/Mac OS system directory option.
Note See Advanced Settings, page 3-45 for additional details on configuring DHCP Release, VLAN Change,
and DHCP Renew Delays for OOB.
To enable the web client:
Step 1 Go to Administration > User Pages > Login Page > Edit | General.
Figure 5-4 Enable Web Client (ActiveX/Java Applet)
Step 2
From the Web Client (ActiveX/Applet) dropdown menu, choose one of the following options. For
“Preferred” options, the preferred option is loaded first, and if it fails, the other option is loaded. With
Internet Explorer, ActiveX is preferred because it runs faster than the Java Applet.
• ActiveX Only—Only runs ActiveX. If ActiveX fails, does not attempt to run Java Applet.
• Java Applet Only—Only runs Java Applet. If Java Applet fails, does not attempt to run ActiveX.
• ActiveX Preferred—Runs ActiveX first. If ActiveX fails, attempts to run Java Applet.
• Java Applet Preferred—Runs Java Applet first. If Java Applet fails, attempts to run ActiveX.