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1312 PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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Configuring the web authentication mode
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Using local user databases
Web Authentication supports the use of local user databases consisting of usernames and
passwords, to authenticate devices. Users are blocked from accessing the switch until they enter a
valid username and password on a web login page.
Once a user successfully authenticates through username and password, the user is subjected to
the same policies as for RADIUS-authenticated devices (for example, the re-authentication period,
maximum number of users allowed, etc.). Similarly, once a user fails username and password
authentication, the user is subjected to the same policies as for devices that fail RADIUS
authentication.
You can create up to ten local user databases on the PowerConnect switch either by entering a
series of CLI commands, or by uploading a list of usernames and passwords from a TFTP file to the
PowerConnect switch. The user databases are stored locally, on the PowerConnect switch.
Configuration steps
Follow the steps given below to configure a local user database.
1. Create the local user database.
2. Add records to the local user database either by entering a series of CLI commands, or by
importing a list of user records from an ASCII text file on the TFTP server to the PowerConnect
switch.
3. Set the local user database authentication mode.
4. If desired, set the authentication method (RADIUS/local) failover sequence.
5. Assign a local user databse to a Web Authentication VLAN.
Creating a local user database
The PowerConnect switch supports a maximum of ten local user databases, each containing up to
30 user records. Each user record consists of a username and password.
To create a local user database, enter a command such as the following.
PowerConnect#(config)#local-userdb userdb1
PowerConnect#(config-localuserdb-userdb1)#
This command creates a local user database named userdb1. To add user records to this
database, refer to “Adding a User record to a local user database” on page 1312.
Syntax: local-userdb <db-name>
You can create up to ten local user databases for Web Authentication.
For <db-name>, enter up to 31 alphanumeric characters.
Adding a User record to a local user database
To add a user record, enter commands such as the following.
PowerConnect#(config)#local-userdb userdb1
PowerConnect#(config-localuserdb-userdb1)#username marcia password bunch4