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 is authenticated successfully 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, and so on). 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 FastIron switch, either by entering a series of commands or by uploading a list of usernames and passwords from a TFTP file to the FastIron switch. The user databases are stored locally on the FastIron switch.