Wac Global Settings - D-Link xStack Reference Manual

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xStack DGS-3200 Series Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
Conditions and Limitations
1. If the client is utilizing DHCP to attain an IP address, the authentication VLAN must provide a DHCP server or a DHCP
relay function so that client may obtain an IP address.
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 Web authentication.
To view the following window, click Security > Web-based Access Control (WAC) > WAC Global Settings:
To set the Web Authentication for the Switch, complete the following fields:
Parameter
WAC Global State
Virtual IP
Redirection Path
RADIUS Authorization
HTTP(s) Port
(1-65535)
Method
Figure 6 - 57. 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 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 enable RADIUS 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.
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) > 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 Authentic RADIUS Server
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