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INTERNAL

If INTERNAL is selected as splash page type:

 

• Under SPLASH PAGE VISUALS, use the editor to specify text and colors for the

 

initial page that will be displayed to users connecting to the network. The initial

 

page asks for user credentials or email, depending on the splash page type

 

configured

 

• To change the welcome text, enter the required text in WELCOME TEXT, and

 

click Save. Ensure that the welcome text does not exceed 127 characters.

 

• To change the policy text, enter the required text in POLICY TEXT, and click

 

Save. Ensure that the policy text does not exceed 255 characters.

 

• To change the color of the splash page, click the box corresponding to BODY

 

BACKGROUND COLOR and select the required color from the palette.

 

• To redirect the guest users, specify the URL in REDIRECT URL.

 

• To preview the captive portal page, click PREVIEW SPLASH PAGE .

 

 

EXTERNAL

If EXTERNAL is selected, perform the following steps:

•Select a profile from Captive Portal Profile.

•If you want to edit the profile, click Edit and update the following parameters:

•TYPE — Select either RADIUS AUTHENTICATION (to enable user authentication against a RADIUS server) or AUTHENTICATION TEXT (to specify the authentication text to returned by the external server after a successful user authentication).

•IP OR HOSTNAME— Enter the IP address or the hostname of the external splash page server.

•URL— Enter the URL for the external splash page server.

•PORT — Enter the port number for communicating with the external splash page server

•CAPTIVE PORTAL FAILURE —This field allows you to configure internet access for the guest clients when the external captive portal server is not available. Select Deny Internet to prevent clients from using the network, or Allow Internet to allow the guest clients to access internet when the external captive portal server is not available.

•AUTOMATIC URL WHITELISTING — Select Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable automatic whitelisting of URLs. On selecting this for the external captive portal authentication, the URLs allowed for the unauthenticated users to access are automatically whitelisted. The automatic URL whitelisting is disabled by default.

•AUTH TEXT— Indicates the authentication text returned by the external server after a successful user authentication.

•REDIRECT URL— Specify a redirect URL to redirect the users to another URL.

5.Click Save. The enforce captive portal rule is created and listed as an access rule.

6.Click Save Settings.

The client can connect to this SSID after authenticating with username and password. After the user logs in successfully, the captive portal role is assigned to the client.

Configuring walled garden access

On the internet, a walled garden typically controls access to web content and services. The walled garden access is required when an external captive portal is used. For example, a hotel environment where unauthenticated users are allowed to navigate to a designated login page (for example, a hotel website) and access all its contents.

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