Cisco Systems WAP321, WAP121 manual Instance Configuration

Captive Portal	9
Instance Configuration

Instance Configuration

You can create up to two Captive Portal instances; each CP instance is a defined set of instance parameters. Instances can be associated with one or more VAPs. Different instances can be configured to respond differently to users as they attempt to access the associated VAP.

NOTE Before you create an instance, review these bullets first:

•Do you need to add a new VAP? If yes, go to Networks to add a VAP.

•Do you need to add a new group? If yes, go to Local Groups to add a group.

•Do you need to add a new user? If yes, go to Local Users to add a user.

To create a CP instance and configure its settings:

STEP 1 Select Captive Portal > Instance Configuration in the navigation pane.

STEP 2 Ensure that Create is selected from the Captive Port Instances list.

STEP 3 Enter an Instance Name from 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters and click Save.

STEP 4 Select the instance name from the Captive Port Instances list.

The Captive Portal Instance Parameters fields reappear with additional options.

STEP 5 Configure the parameters:

•Instance ID—The instance ID. This field is nonconfigurable.

•Administrative Mode—Enables and disables the CP instance.

•Protocol—Specifies HTTP or HTTPs as the protocol for the CP instance to use during the verification process.

-HTTP—Does not use encryption during verification.

-HTTPS—Uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which requires a certificate to provide encryption.

The certificate is presented to the user at connection time.

•Verification—The authentication method for CP to use to verify clients:

-Guest—The user does not need to be authenticated by a database.

-Local—The WAP device uses a local database to authenticated users.

Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE 145