9.2.1 Login Window (login.html)

This page prompts a client to log in by entering a user ID and password.

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(1) Setting conditions

You must include the code listed in the following table when creating an HTML file to serve as the login page.

Table 9-3: Required settings for the login screen
Code	Meaning
<form name="Login" method="post" action="/cgi-bin/Login.cgi"></form>	Initiates a Web authentication login process. Do not modify this code.
<input type="text" name="uid" size="40" maxlength="32" autocomplete="OFF" />	Provides a field for entering a user ID. Do not change any attributes except size and maxlength. Place this code inside the <form></form> tags. Make sure that maxlength allows for six or more characters.
<input type="password" name="pwd" size="40" maxlength="32" autocomplete="OFF" />	Provides a field for entering a password. Do not change any attributes except size and maxlength. Place this code inside the <form></form> tags. Make sure that maxlength allows for six or more characters.
<input type="submit" value="Login" />	Sends the login request to Web authentication. Do not modify this code. Place this code inside the <form></form> tags.

Notes

If the login.html file contains a reference to another file, prefix the file name with a slash (/).

(Ex) < img src = "/ image_file.gif" >

The following figure shows an example of the source code for a login page (login.html).

Figure 9-10: Sample log-in window (login.html)

The following figure shows an example of how the login page appears to a user.

Figure 9-11: Login screen (browser display example)