Web Authentication Pages

Several different web pages may be displayed during Web Authentication.

When a user enters a valid URL, the user is redirected to the switch Web Authentication page (refer to Defining the Web Authorization Redirect Address).

If automatic authentication is enabled, a welcome page appears. The browser will then be directed to the requested URL.

If username and password (local user database) authentication is enabled, the following login page appears.

Example of Login Page When Automatic Authentication Is Disabled and a Local User Database Is Enabled

The user enters a username and password, which are sent for authentication.

If passcode authentication is enabled, the following login page appears.

Example of Login Page When Automatic Authentication Is Disabled and Passcode Authentication Is Enabled

The user enters a passcode, which is sent for authentication.

If Web Authentication fails, the following try again page appears.

Example of a Try Again Page

If the limit for the number of authenticated users on the network is exceeded, the following maximum host limit page appears.

Example of a Maximum Host Limit Page

If the number of Web Authentication attempts by a user has been exceeded, the maximum attempts limit page is displayed. The user is blocked from attempting Web Authentication until either the user MAC address is removed from the blocked list (using the clear webauth block-mac command) or the block duration timer expires.

Example of a Maximum Attempts Limit Page

If Web Authentication is successful, the following success page appears.

Example of a Web Authentication Success Page

Once a host is authenticated, that host can manually de-authenticate by clicking the Logout button on the login success page. The host remains logged in until the re-authentication period expires. At that time, the host is automatically logged out. However, if a re-authentication period is not configured, the host remains logged in indefinitely.

The host can log out of the session by clicking the Logout button. Once logged out, the following window appears.

Example of a Logout Message Page

You can customize the top and bottom text for the welcome page and all pages shown in the previous figures.