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Public Space Parameters

In this Chapter
This chapter describes all of the Public Space operating parameters that can be configured using the Access Point’s
Web browser interface (that is, the parameters accessible after clicking the PublicSpace or Subscriber button).
NOTE
If this is your first time configuring the AP-2500, be sure to read AP-2500 Authentication Methods for
information on the available AAA techniques and for step-by-step configuration instructions.

PublicSpace Options

•Home Page Redirection (HPR): Configures the Home Page Redirection feature, which sends subscribers to a
specified page following successful authentication.
•Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA): These settings configure the AP’s Authentication mode.
–AAA Basic
–AAA Services with an External Web Server (EWS)
–AAA Services with the Internal Web Server (IWS)
•Logging: Configures the AP to send system and AAA messages to a Syslog server.
•URL Filtering: Blocks subscriber access to a list of specified Web sites.
–URL Filtering by DNS Names
–URL Filtering by IP Address
•Information and Control Console (ICC): Configures the Java pop-up window that appears on subscriber’s Web
browser screens.
•SMTP Redirection: Enables redirection of outgoing e-mails to a specified SMTP server.
•Passthrough Addresses: Configures the list of DNS Names and/or IP addresses that can be accessed by
unauthorized users to create a “walled garden”.
–Passthrough DNS Table
–Passthrough IP Table
–Passthrough AAA Port
•Bandwidth Management: Notifies the AP of the maximum bandwidth speeds available to it so the AP can
effectively manage subscriber bandwidth.

Subscriber Options

•Billing Options for Subscribers: Configures the billing options available to subscribers if using internal authentication.
•Subscriber Messages: Configures messages that appear on the AP’s IWS pages.
•Authorized Subscribers: The table containing the list of subscribers authorized via internal authentication.
NOTE
See Logging into the Web Interface for instructions on how to access the AP’s Web browser interface.