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Figure 150: Configuring User Accounts

To show user accounts:

Click Security, User Accounts.

Select Show from the Action list.

Figure 151: Showing User Accounts

UTHENTICATION

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.