Dell N3200-ON Networking N-Series Switches User Guide version 6.8.0 - Page 377

Captive Portal Configuration Example The manager of a resort and conference center needs to provide wired Internet access to each guest room at the resort and in each conference room. Due to legal reasons, visitors and guests must agree to the resort's acceptable use policy to gain network access. Additionally, network access from the conference rooms must be authenticated. The person who rents the conference room space receives a list username and password combinations upon arrival. Hotel employees have their own CP. The network administrator for the resort and conference center decides to configure the three CPs Table 9-16 describes. Table 9-16. Captive Portal Instances CP Name Guest Conference Employee Description Free Internet access is provided in each guest room, but guests must enter a name and agree to the acceptable use policy before they can gain access. The manager wants guests to be redirected to the resort's home web page upon successful verification. No logout is required. Because physical access to the conference rooms is less secure than access to each guest room, the manager wants to ensure that people who connect to the network through a port in a conference room are authenticated. The Conference CP uses the local database for authentication. To gain network access, resort employees must enter a username and password that is stored on a RADIUS server. Configuration Overview The following steps provide an overview of the process you use to configure the CP feature. In addition to the following steps, IP Helper/DHCP relay should be configured (not shown) if routing is enabled so that clients can obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. Ensure that a DNS server is configured in the network to resolve domain names in user-entered URLs to IP addresses. Refer to "Layer-2 and Layer-3 Relay Features" on page 1187 for further information. To configure the switch: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting 377