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• R3000

Question:

For net use authentication, how can I use the "Block Page Re-authentication" option to reapply authentication?

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When using net use authentication, various events (PC going into sleep, temporary loss of network connection, etc.) can cause the mapped drive to disconnect and essentially cause the authentication profile to be dropped.

If this happens, it is possible for a user to re-authenticate to the R3000 without having to logoff and log back on. This can be done using the Block Page Re-authentication option. To enable this, configure the following in the R3000 GUI:

1. Under the System tab > Control > Block Page Authentication, make sure "Re-authentication" is one of the highlighted options.

2. In the same GUI page, make sure a valid share path is entered into the "Logon Script Path". This path should contain a command or batch file that will be used to re-run the net use command.

For users who have lost their authenticated profile, they can access this share path by going to the Further Options link on the 8e6 Block Page. From there, they click the Re-authentication link, a pop-up window will appear with the contents of the shared folder you have specified. Ideally, there should be a command/batch file that the user can run that will re-run the "net use" authentication command.

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