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Configuring Port Web Authentication (PWA)
About PWA
PWA provides a way of authenticating users before allowing general access to the network. A
PWA user's access to the network is restricted until after the user successfully logs in via a web
browser using the Enterasys Networks' web‐based security interface. The SecureStack B3 device
will validate all login credentials from the user with a RADIUS server before allowing network
access.
PWA is an alternative to 802.1X and MAC authentication. It allows only the essential protocols
and services required by the authentication process between the end‐station and the network. All
other traffic is discarded. When a user is in the unauthenticated state, any user traffic requesting
network resources will not be allowed.
To log on using PWA, the user makes a request via a web browser for the PWA web page or is
automatically redirected to this login page after requesting a URL in a browser.
Depending upon the authenticated state of the user, a login page or a logout page will display.
When a user submits username and password, the switch then authenticates the user via a
preconfigured RADIUS server. If the login is successful, then the user will be granted full network
access according to the user's policy configuration on the switch.
Purpose
To review, enable, disable, and configure Port Web Authentication (PWA).
Commands
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show pwa
set pwa
show pwa banner
set pwa banner
clear pwa banner
set pwa displaylogo
set pwa ipaddress
set pwa protocol
set pwa guestname
clear pwa guestname
set pwa guestpassword
Note: A license is required to enable PWA on the SecureStack B2 and B3. Refer to
Licensed
Features" on page 3-26 for more information.
Note: One user per PWA-configured port can be authenticated on SecureStack B3 devices. Only
one method of authentication can be deployed per port.
Configuring Port Web Authentication (PWA)
"Activating
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