Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.2.3-2.0.0.0
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Captive Portal
Dell Instant network supports captive portal authentication method for a Guest network type. In this method, a
web page is displayed to a guest user who tries to access the internet. The user has to authenticate or accept
company's network usage policy in the web page. Two types of captive portal authentication are supported on
Dell Instant:
Internal Captive Portal
External Captive Portal
Internal Captive Portal
In the Internal Captive Portal type, an internal server is used to host the captive portal service. Internal captive
portal authentication is classified as follows:
Internal Authenticated—To gain access to the wireless network, a user must authenticate in the captive portal
page. If this option is selected, then users who are required to authenticate have to be added to the user
database. Click the
Users
link to add the users. For information about adding users, see
“Adding a User” on
page
151
.
Internal Acknowledged—To gain access to the wireless network, a user must accept the terms and conditions.
Configuring Internal Captive Portal Authentication when Adding a Guest Network
To configure internal captive portal authentication when adding a guest network, perform the following steps:
1. In the
Network
tab, click the
New
link. The
New Network
box opens.
2. In the
Basic Info
tab, perform the following:
1. Enter a name for the network in the
Name (SSID)
text box.
2. Click
Guest
and click
Next.
3. In the
Security
tab, select one of the following options for the splash page type:
a.
Internal—Authenticated
b.
Internal—Acknowledged
Figure 66
Configuring Captive Portal when Adding A Guest Network
The appearance of a splash page can be customized as required. For information on customizing a splash page,
see
“Customizing a Splash Page” on page
87
.
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