The 802.1X-based fast deployment function needs to be configured only when the third-party 802.1X client software is used.
On an 802.1X network, the administrator has a large amount of workload in downloading and upgrading 802.1X client software for each client. The authentication-free network access and URL redirection functions can be configured to implement fast deployment of 802.1X clients.
Before an 802.1X authentication is successful, the client is allowed to access authentication-free resources. After URL redirection is configured and the server providing URL redirection belongs to the authentication-free resources, the device changes the URL address entered by a user to the specified URL (for example, the URL address of the 802.1X client download page). Therefore, the 802.1X client can be quickly configured.
The server providing the URL redirection service has been configured as authentication-free resource by using the (Optional) Configuring Authentication Event Authorization Information or (Optional) Configuring Authentication-Free Authorization Information for Users.