An engineer is configuring local web authentication on a WLAN. The engineer chooses the Authentication radio button under the Layer 3 Security options for Web Policy. Which device presents the web aut

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Options

• AISE server
• Blocal WLC
• CRADIUS server
• Danchor WLC

• B
  93% (38)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Local Web Authentication on a WLAN

When an engineer selects the Authentication radio button under Layer 3 Security > Web Policy on a WLAN, the local WLC (Wireless LAN Controller) itself hosts and presents the web authentication login page directly to the client - no external server is required for delivering the portal. This is what distinguishes "local" web authentication from other methods.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• ISE (A) and RADIUS (C) servers are used for centralised authentication (e.g., validating credentials after submission), but neither one presents the web portal in a local web auth scenario - the WLC handles that role itself.
• Anchor WLC (D) is used in guest tunnelling/mobility anchor deployments and is not specifically responsible for presenting the web auth page in a standard local web auth configuration.

Memory Tip: Think of "Local = Local WLC" - if the word local is in the feature name, the WLC is doing the heavy lifting itself, rather than delegating portal presentation to an external device like ISE.

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