Operation Manual – Web Authentication
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 Web Authentication Configuration
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Chapter 1 Web Authentication Configuration
When configuring Web authentication, go to these sections for information you are
interested in:
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Introduction to Web Authentication
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Web Authentication Configuration
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Displaying and Maintaining Web Authentication
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Web Authentication Configuration Example
1.1 Introduction to Web Authentication
Web authentication is a port-based authentication method that is used to control the
network access rights of users. With Web authentication, users are freed from installing
any special authentication client software.
With Web authentication enabled, before a user passes the Web authentication, it
cannot access any network, except that it can access the authentication page or some
free IP addresses. After the user passes the Web authentication, it can access any
reachable networks.
1.2 Web Authentication Configuration
1.2.1 Configuration Prerequisites
Configure an ISP domain and an AAA RADIUS scheme for the domain before
performing the following configurations.
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Web authentication can use only a RADIUS authentication scheme; it does not
support local authentication and local RADIUS authentication.
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The user number limit configured under an AAA scheme does not take effect for
Web authentication. Web authentication does not support accounting. Disable
accounting for the AAA scheme.
1.2.2 Configuring Web Authentication
Follow these steps to configure Web authentication: