Web Authentication Settings - D-Link DGS-3200 Series User Manual

Web Authentication Settings

To configure the Switch for Web Authentication, go to the Security folder, open Web Authentication, and click Web
Authentication Settings, which will open the following window:
To set the Web Authentication for the Switch, complete the following fields:
Parameter
State
Method
Logout Time (1-
1440)
VLAN
Redirection Page
From Port
To Port
DGS-3200 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 9- 33. Web Authentication Settings window
Description
Use this drop-down menu to either enable or disable the Web Authentication on 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 Web Authentication
User Settings window 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 Authentic RADIUS Server window
(Security > 802.1X > Authentic RADIUS Server).
Enter a Logout Time value in this field between 1 and 1440 minutes, or tick the Infinite check
box.
Enter the VLAN name which users will be placed while authenticated by the Switch or a
RADIUS server. This VLAN should be pre-configured to have limited access rights to Web-
based authenticated users.
Enter the URL of the website that authenticated users placed in the VLAN are directed to
once authenticated. This path must be entered into this field before the Web-based Access
Control can be enabled.
Use this drop-down menu to select the beginning port of a range of ports to be enabled as
Web Authentication ports. Only these ports will accept authentication parameters from the
user wishing limited access rights through the Switch. When one client on a port has been
authenticated for Web-based Access Control, all clients on this port are authenticated as well.
Use this drop-down menu to select the ending port of a range of ports to be enabled as Web
Authentication ports. Only these ports will accept authentication parameters from the user
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