WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual

Table 8-1.Captive Portal Authentication Browser Interface Page Options (continued)

Parameter

Description

Default

 

 

 

Login Page Location

The page that appears for the user logon. This can be set to

/auth

 

any URL.

/index.html

Logon Wait Interval

Time range, in seconds, the user will have to wait for the logon

5–10 seconds

 

page to pop up if the CPU load is high. Works in conjunction

 

 

with the CPU Utilization Threshold.

 

 

 

 

CPU Utilization

If CPU utilization is above this percentage, the Logon Wait

60%

Threshold

Interval is applied.

 

 

 

 

Match ESSID List (Base

Specifies the ESSIDs on which the Captive Portal is enabled.

 

operating system only)

 

 

 

 

 

Proxy Host: Port (Base

Specifies the IP address of the proxy host and port used for

 

operating system only)

HTTP or HTTPS access.

 

 

 

 

Wired-to-Wireless

Allows authenticated user to remain authenticated when

 

Roaming ESSID List

roaming between wired and wireless networks.

 

 

 

 

Select the options desired, then click Apply to apply the configuration.

Configuring the AAA Server for Captive Portal

The Captive Portal Authentication page allows you to choose the authentication servers to be used for user authentication:

1.From the Choose an Authentication Server a pull-down menu, to select the authentication server that will be the primary server.

2.Click Add for the selection to be applied.

3.To add additional authentication servers as backup servers, repeat steps 1 and 2.

Servers are listed in order of descending priority. The first entry is always the primary server

4.(Optional) To change the list order, use the up or down arrows to move an entry higher or lower in the list.

5.Click Apply.

Changing the Protocol to HTTP

By default, HTTPS is used on redirection to the Captive Portal page. If you need to use HTTP instead, do the following:

Configuring the Captive Portal

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NETGEAR WFS709TP-100NAS manual Configuring the AAA Server for Captive Portal, Changing the Protocol to Http