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4/1/05 Customizing the Web Auth Login Screen
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Customizing the Web Auth Login ScreenCustomizing the Web Auth Login Screen
When a Network operator uses Web Authorization (Web Auth) to authenticate clients, the operator
must define Usernames and Passwords for each client, and then the clients must enter a valid
Username and Password when prompted. Because the Cisco SWAN operator may want to customize the
Web Auth Login screen, the following two sections describe the default operation and how to customize
the Web Auth Login screen.
Default Web Auth Operation
Customizing Web Auth Operation
Sample Customized Web Auth Login Page
Default Web Auth OperationDefault Web Auth Operation
When the network operator uses Web Authorization (Web Auth) to authorize clients, the first time
clients attempt to access a URL they may receive a Security Alert from their web browser similar to the
following:
Figure - Typical Security Alert
After answering Yes to the Do you want to Proceed? prompt or if there is no Security Alert,
Operating System redirects the client to a Login screen that the client must use to log in using an
authorized username and password. The following figure shows a typical default Cisco SWAN Login
Screen: