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External— RADIUS Server An external server will be used to display the splash page to the user. If this option is
selected, then do the following:
External splash page

IP or hostname
— Enter the IP or hostname of the external server in the IP or
hostname text box.

URL
— Enter the URL of the captive portal page in the URL text box.

Port
— Enter the number of the port to be used for communicating with the external
server in the Port text box.
4.
Redirect URL
— By default, after entering the requested info at the splash page, the
user is redirected to the URL that was originally requested. Specify a redirect URL if
you want to override the user's original request and redirect them to another URL.
5.
Auth server 1
— Select the required Authentication server 1 option from the drop-
down list. Available options are:

New
— If you select this option, then an external radius server has to be configured
to authenticate the users. For information on configuring an external RADIUS server,
see
“Configuring an External RADIUS Server” on page 110 .
6.
Reauth interval
— When set to a value greater than zero, the Access Points will
periodically reauthenticate all associated and authenticated clients.
7.
Blacklisting
— Select Enabled if you want clients to be blacklisted after a certain
number of authentication failures.
8.
Max authentication failures
— Users who fail to authenticate the number of times
specified here will be dynamically blacklisted. The maximum value for this entry is
10.
9.
Walled Garden
— The walled garden directs the user’s navigation within particular
areas to allow access to a selection of websites or prevent access to other
websites. For more information, see
“Walled Garden Access” on page 128 .
External— Authentication Text An external splash page returns a specified string to indicate successful authentication.

IP or hostname
— Enter the IP or hostname of the external server in the IP or
hostname text box.

URL
— Enter the URL of the captive portal page in the URL text box.

Port
— Enter the number of the port to be used for communicating with the external
server in the Port text box.

Auth text
— Indicates the text string returned by the external server after a
successful authentication.

Redirect URL
— By default, after entering the requested info at the splash page, the
user is redirected to the URL that was originally requested. Specify a redirect URL if
you want to override the user's original request and redirect them to another URL.
1.
Reauth interval
— When set to a value greater than zero, the Access Points will
periodically reauthenticate all associated and authenticated clients.
2.
Blacklisting
— Select Enabled if you want clients to be blacklisted after a certain
number of authentication failures.
3.
Max authentication failures
— Users who fail to authenticate the number of times
specified here will be dynamically blacklisted. The maximum value for this entry is
10.
4.
Walled Garden
— The walled garden directs the user’s navigation within particular
areas to allow access to a selection of websites or prevent access to other
websites. For more information, see
“Walled Garden Access” on page 128 .
None Select this option if you do not want to set the captive portal authentication.
Table 11
Conditions for Adding a Guest Network— Security Tab (Continued)
Splash Page Type Description and steps to set up