Security: 802.1X Authentication
Authenticator Overview
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See Authentication Methods and Port Modes.
After authentication is completed, the switch forwards all traffic arriving from the
client on the port, as shown in the figure below.
Figure 5 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 Ye s
Layer 3 No
SG500X Native Ye s
Basic Hybrid - Layer 2 Ye s
Basic Hybrid - Layer 3 No
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