Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.1.2.3-2.0.0.0
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External Captive Portal
Dell Instant supports external captive portal authentication. The external portal can be in a cloud or on a server
outside the enterprise network.
Configuring External Captive Portal Authentication when Adding a Guest Network
To configure external 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 appears.
2. In the
Basic Info
tab, perform the following:
1. Enter a name for the network in the
Name (SSID)
text box.
2. Select
Guest
and click
Next.
3. In the
Security
tab, click
External
and perform the following steps:
1. Enter the IP address or the hostname in the
IP or hostname
text box.
2. Enter the URL for the splash page in the
URL
text box.
3. Enter the number of the port to be used for communicating with the external server in the
Port
text box.
4. In the
Authentication
text box, enter the unique signature that the external server will return in the
response after a successful authentication. The 'authentication text' is not mandatory.
Figure 71
Configuring External Captive Portal when adding a Guest Network
4.
Authentication server 1
: Select New and update the fields for the external RADIUS server to authenticate
user credentials at runtime. Refer to
“Configuring an External RADIUS Server” on page
79
for more details
on server settings.
5.
Reauth interval
—When set to a value greater than zero, the Access Points will periodically reauthenticate all
associated and authenticated clients.
6. Click
Next
to continue and then click
Finish.
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