Dell PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software Bluesocket Integration Guide - Page 5

Integration Although the Bluesocket supports both internal and external captive portal functionality, this integration guide will focus on the later as the internal captive portal dictates the use of the internal login page resident on the controller itself. The login page is very basic and doesn't allow for significant customization as is possible with the Amigopod Web Logins feature. Note: Bluesocket does allow for fully customized captive portal pages but this process requires a significant amount of web design experience to produce a professional result. One of amigopod's strongest selling points is the Skin Plugin technology where the presentation of the user interface is separated from the mechanics of the underlying application. This allows Amigopod to supply end users with a ready branded Skin for all Amigopod interaction (both Visitor and Administrators) for a small nominal fee at time of purchase. The integration will also leverage the Bluesocket's ability to define and reference external RADIUS servers for the authentication and accounting of visitor accounts. In the standalone Bluesocket Guest provisioning solution the local database in each controller is used to store user credentials, limiting 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. CONFIDENTIAL 5