Wac Global Settings - D-Link DES-3528 - xStack Switch - Stackable Reference Manual

xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
2. Certain functions exist on the Switch that will filter HTTP packets, such as the Access Profile function. The user
needs to be very careful when setting filter functions for the target VLAN, so that these HTTP packets are not
denied by the Switch.
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 this 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
Virtual IPv6
Redirection Path
Clear Redirection Path
RADIUS Authorization
Local Authorization
Method
Figure 8-37 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.
Enter a virtual IPv6 address. This address is only used by WAC and is not known by any
other modules of the Switch.
Enter the URL of the website that authenticated users placed in the VLAN are directed
to once authenticated.
Click the Yes or No radio button to enable or disable this option to clear the redirection
path.
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable this option to enable RADIUS
Authorization or not.
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable this option to enable Local Authorization
or not.
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
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