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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 17 System Setting: Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

No Authentication

Select this option to disable subscriber authentication. Subscribers can

 

access the Internet without entering user names and passwords.

 

This is the default setting.

 

 

User Agreement

Select User Agreement to direct a subscriber to an Internet service usage

 

agreement page before accessing the Internet.

Redirect Page URL Link

Select this radio button to send the subscribers to a different web page for

 

authentication. Specify the URL of the user agreement page in the field

 

provided. Click Code to display the HTML source code of a default sample

 

page.

Standard User Agreement

Select this radio button to use the system’s built-in user agreement page.

page

 

CAS (Hilton HSIA)

Select this option to use the Hilton Group proprietary CAS (Central

 

Authentication Service) for HSIA. Then specify the fields below.

Gateway Type

Specify the type of this gateway from the drop-down list box. Select ZYL

 

for ZyXEL devices. Otherwise, select GEN.

Property Code

Enter the provided property location code (up to five characters) for the

 

hotel. This identifies the location of the Internet access request.

Property Zip

Enter the provided property zip code (between four and 10 characters).

 

 

Redirect Page URL Link

Specify the web site address of the login screen to which the hotel guests

 

are directed for authentication using CAS.

 

Note: The default web site address is already entered for

 

you. You don’t need to change this unless otherwise

 

instructed by the Hilton HSIA support team.

 

 

Built-in Authentication

Select this option to authenticate the subscribers using the local subscriber

 

database. Then click Select option to choose a per-configured setting in

 

the Current Preset option field.

 

Note: When you select this option, you must also configure

 

the Billing and Accounting screens.

 

Note: Time to finish accounting is available with the Built-in

 

Authentication option. The RADIUS option allows you to

 

use accumulation or time to finish accounting.

Current preset option

This field is available when you select Built-in Authentication.

 

This field displays the current pre-configured setting for the built-in

 

authentication. To select a predefined option, click Select option to open

 

the Scenario Guide screen (refer to Figure 30 on page 77).

RADIUS

Select this option to authenticate subscribers using a remote RADIUS

 

server. Then configure the following fields.

Accumulation

Select this option for multiple re-login until the time allocated is used up. If

 

a subscriber logs out and accesses the Internet again within the time

 

period specified in the Idle Timeout field, the subscriber does not have to

 

enter the user name and password again to log in.

Time to Finish

Select this option to allow each subscriber a one-time login. If a subscriber

 

logs out before the allocated time expires, the subscriber does not have to

 

enter the user name and password to access the Internet again.

Primary/Secondary

Server IP Address Enter the IP address of a RADIUS server in dotted

RADIUS Server

decimal notation.

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