User’s
Guide
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Universal
Access
Method
(UAM)
Universal Access Method (UAM) is a simple Web browser based user authentication method. On
initial HTTP request to any Web site, client’s browser is redirected to the authentication page for login
to the network. The login page can be served by internal Web server or by external Web Application
Server.
UAM
Overview
When using internal UAM, the
Login
page is the first page a client receives when he starts his Web
browser and enters any URL. To get access to the network, the user should enter his authentication
settings:
login
name
and
password
and click the
login
button:
Figure 63 – UAM Login Page
The DLB APC could be shared by several Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISP). They are
uniquely identified by specifying WISP domain name in addition to subscriber user name when
logging in. APC can be configured to send authentication and accounting information to different
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) servers associated with different WISP domains.
Subscriber’s login format:
username
UAM
Configuration
UAM authentication is available on radio interfaces (including VAPs) only if DLB APC is
working as
router
in
Access Point (auto WDS)
wireless mode.
The APC allows user authentication through external or internal Web portal. This authentication
method is called UAM. User provides login credentials and then Web portal attempts to authenticate
and authorize the client using the provided information. Client will not send any authentication
requests directly to the APC, the Web portal will do this. On success, APC will allow access to the
Internet; otherwise Web portal will display failure notice.
