Brocade Communications Systems Brocate Ethernet Access Switch 6910 - Manual (Page 886)

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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.