Cisco WS-C6506 - Enabling or Disabling Web-Based Proxy Authentication Globally; Enabling or Disabling Web-Based Proxy Authentication on a Port

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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Software Configuration Guide—Release 8.7
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Chapter 42 Configuring Web-Based Proxy Authentication
Configuring Web-Based Proxy Authentication
• Specifying the Quiet Period, page 42-12
• Specifying the Maximum Login Attempts, page 42-13
• Displaying Web-Based Proxy Authentication Information, page 42-13
Enabling or Disabling Web-Based Proxy Authentication Globally
You must enable web-based proxy authentication for the entire system before you can configure it for
the individual ports. After you enable web-based proxy authentication globally, you can configure the
individual ports for web-based proxy authentication. To enable web-based proxy authentication for the
individual ports, see the “Enabling or Disabling Web-Based Proxy Authentication on a Port” section on
page 42-10.
To enable or disable web-based authentication globally, perform these tasks in privileged mode:
This example shows how to enable web-based proxy authentication globally:
Console> (enable) set web-auth enable
enabled web-auth
Console> (enable)
This example shows how to disable web-based proxy authentication globally:
Console> (enable) set web-auth disable
disabled web-auth
Console> (enable)
Enabling or Disabling Web-Based Proxy Authentication on a Port
You can enable web-based proxy authentication for individual ports after you enable web-based proxy
authentication globally. To enable web-based proxy authentication globally, see the “Enabling or
Disabling Web-Based Proxy Authentication Globally” section on page 42-10.
Note If you have disabled web-based proxy authentication globally, web-based proxy authentication on a port
may not start but will be stored in the configuration.
To enable or disable web-based authentication on a port, perform these tasks in privileged mode:
Task Command
Globally enable web-based proxy
authentication.
set web-auth enable
Globally disable web-based proxy
authentication.
set web-auth disable
Task Command
Enable web-based proxy authentication on a
port.
set port web-auth mod/port enable
Disable web-based proxy authentication on a
port.
set port web-auth mod/port disable