Dell PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software ArubaOS Integration Guide - Page 9

Amigopod and ArubaOS Integration Application Note Table 2 Comparison of ArubaOS Captive Portal and Amigopod (Continued) Feature ArubaOS ArubaOS Plus Amigopod Enterprise Features and Scalability Managing 1000s of accounts High availability/redundancy Expandability (plug-in architecture) Although ArubaOS supports internal and external captive portal functionality, this guide focuses on external captive portal functionality. The internal captive portal dictates the use of the internal login page on the controller itself. The login page is very basic and does not allow for the extensive customization that is possible with the Amigopod Web Logins feature. NOTE Amigopod provides the Skin plugin technology where the presentation of the UI is separated from the mechanics of the underlying application. This separation allows Aruba to supply end users with a branded skin for all Amigopod interaction (both visitor and administrators) for a nominal fee at the time of purchase. Users can also customize the skin themselves with the requisite skills. ArubaOS now allows for fully customized captive portal pages to be uploaded to the controller. However, this process requires a significant amount of web design and JavaScript experience to produce a professional result. The integration of Amigopod with the mobility controller also leverages the ability of ArubaOS to define and reference external RADIUS servers for the authentication and accounting of visitor accounts. In the standalone Aruba guest-provisioning solution, the local database in each controller stores user credentials, which limits the solution to the scope of the local deployment. With the introduction of Amigopod, all visitor accounts are created, authenticated, and accounted for on the Amigopod internal RADIUS server. Aruba Networks, Inc. Captive Portal Authentication | 9