Cisco 300 Series Administration Guide

Security: 802.1X Authentication
Authenticator Overview
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After authentication is completed, the switch forwards all traffic arriving from the
client on the port, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 3 WEB-Based Authentication
Web-based authentication cannot be configured on a port that has the guest
VLAN or RADIUS-Assigned VLAN feature enabled.
Web-based authentication supports the following pages:
• Login page
• Login Success page
There is a predefined, embedded set of these pages.
These pages can be modified in the Security > 802.1X/MAC/Web Authentication
> Web Authentication Customization page.
You can preview each of the customized pages. The configuration is saved into
the Running Configuration file.
The following table describes which SKUs support web-based authentication and
in which system modes:
SKU System Mode WBA Supported
Sx300 Layer 2 Ye s
Layer 3 No
Sx500,
Sx500ESW2-
550X
Layer 2 Yes
Layer 3 No

Cisco 300 Series Specifications

General

Model	Cisco 300 Series
Category	Switch
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on select models
Management	Web-based GUI, SNMP, CLI
VLANs	Up to 256
Security Features	ACLs, 802.1X, Port Security
Humidity	10% to 90% non-condensing
Ports	8, 16, 24, 48