Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 网络指南

Setting Up Authentication Clients

Configuring Authenticated VLANs

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OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide

Web browser clients authenticate through the switch via any standard Web browser software (Netscape 
Navigator or Internet Explorer).

• Make sure a standard browser is available on the client station. No specialized client software is 

required. 

• Provide an IP address for the client. Web browser clients require an address prior to authentication. 

The address may be statically assigned if the authentication network is set up in single authority mode 
with one authenticated VLAN. The address may be assigned dynamically if a DHCP server is located 
in the network. DHCP is required in networks with multiple authenticated VLANs.

• Configure a DHCP server. Web browser clients may get IP addresses via a DHCP server prior to 

authenticating or after authentication in order to move into a different VLAN. When multiple authenti-
cated VLANs are configured, after the client authenticates the client must issue a DHCP release/renew 
request in order to be moved into the correct VLAN. Web browser clients automatically issue DHCP 
release/renew requests after authentication. For more information, see 

.

• Configure a DNS name on the switch. A DNS name must be configured so that users may enter a 

URL rather than an IP address in the browser command line. For more information, see 

If you want the Web browser client to display the username and password prompts in another language, 
modify the label.txt file with the desired prompts.

The label.txt file is available in the /flash/switch directory when you install the Ksecu.img file as 
described in the next section. 

The file may be edited with any text editor, and the format of the username and password prompts is as 
follows:

Username="username_string"
Password="password_string"

Use the 

 command to enable this file. For example:

-> aaa avlan http language

The label.txt file will be used for Web browser authentication clients.

Note. If you want to return to the default language (English) for the Web browser prompts, delete the 
contents of the file.