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3. If a RADIUS server is to be used for authentication, the user must first establish a RADIUS Server with the
appropriate parameters, including the target VLAN, before enabling Web Authentication on the Switch.

WAC Global Settings

Users can configure the Switch for the Web-based access control function.
To view the following window, click Security > Web-based Access Control (WAC) > WAC Global Settings, as
shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
WAC Global State
Virtual IP
Method
Redirection Path
Clear Redirection Path
RADIUS Authorization
Local Authorization
HTTP(S) Port (1-65535)
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made for each individual section.
NOTE: A successful authentication should direct the client to the stated web page. If the client does not reach
this web page, yet does not receive a Fail! Message, the client will already be authenticated and
therefore should refresh the current browser window or attempt to open a different web page.
DES-3810 Series Layer 3 Managed Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
Figure 9-43 WAC Global Settings window
Description
Use this selection menu to either enable or disable the Web Authentication on the Switch.
Enter a virtual IP address. This address is only used by WAC and is not known by any
other modules of the Switch.
Use this drop-down menu to choose the authenticator for Web-based Access Control.
The user may choose:
Local – Choose this parameter to use the local authentication method of the Switch as the
authenticating method for users trying to access the network via the switch. This is, in
fact, the username and password to access the Switch configured using the WAC User
Settings window (Security > Web-based Access Control > WAC User Settings) seen
below.
RADIUS – Choose this parameter to use a remote RADIUS server as the authenticating
method for users trying to access the network via the switch. This RADIUS server must
have already been pre-assigned by the administrator using the Authentication RADIUS
Server Settings window (Security > RADIUS > Authentication RADIUS Server
Settings).
Enter the URL of the website that authenticated users placed in the VLAN are directed to
once authenticated.
The user can enable or disable this option to clear the redirection path.
The user can enable or disable this option to enable RADIUS Authorization or not.
The user can enable or disable this option to enable Local Authorization or not.
Enter a HTTP port number. Port 80 is the default.
HTTP – Specifies that the TCP port will run the WAC HTTP protocol. The default value is
80. HTTP port cannot run at TCP port 443.
HTTPS – Specifies that the TCP port will run the WAC HTTPS protocol. The default value
is 443. HTTPS cannot run at TCP port 80.
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