xStack® DES-3528/DES-3552 Series Layer 2 Managed Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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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:
Figure 8-37 WAC Global Settings window
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter Description
WAC Global State
Use this selection menu to either enable or disable the Web Authentication on the
Switch.
Virtual IP
Enter a virtual IP address. This address is only used by WAC and is not known by any
other modules of the Switch.
Virtual IPv6
Enter a virtual IPv6 address. This address is only used by WAC and is not known by
any other modules of the Switch.
Redirection Path
Enter the URL of the website that authenticated users placed in the VLAN are directed
to once authenticated.
Clear Redirection Path
Click the Yes or No radio button to enable or disable this option to clear the redirection
path.
RADIUS Authorization
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable this option to enable RADIUS
Authorization or not.
Local Authorization
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable this option to enable Local Authorization
or not.
Method
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 Server Settings window.
HTTP(S) Port (1-65535) Enter a HTTP port number. Port 80 is the default.
HTTP – Specify that the TCP port will run the WAC HTTP protocol. The default value is
80. HTTP port cannot run at TCP port 443.