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Captive Portal for Guest Access, Understanding Captive Portal, Types of Captive Portal

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Chapter 11 Captive Portal for Guest Access This chapter provides the following information: l Understanding Captive Portal on page 127 l Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access on page 128 l Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access on page 133 l Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network on page 135 l wConfiguring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network on page 138 l Configuring Facebook Login on page 143 l Configuring External Captive Portal Authentication Using ClearPass Guest on page 142 l Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users on page 145 l Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID on page 147 l Configuring Walled Garden Access on page 150 l Disabling Captive Portal Authentication on page 150 Understanding Captive Portal Instant supports the captive portal authentication method, where a web page is presented to the guest users when they try to access the Internet from hotels, conference centers, or Wi-Fi hotspots. The web page also prompts the guest users to authenticate or accept the usage policy and terms. captive portals are used at many Wi-Fi hotspots and can be used to control wired access as well. The Instant captive portal solution consists of the following: l The captive portal web login page hosted by an internal or external server. l The RADIUS authentication or user authentication against W-IAP's internal database. l The SSID broadcast by the W-IAP. Using Instant, the administrators can create a wired or WLAN guest network based on captive portal authentication for guests, visitors, contractors, and any non-employee users who can use the enterprise Wi-Fi network. The administrators can also create guest accounts and customize the captive portal page with organization-specific logo, terms, and usage policy. With captive portal authentication and guest profiles, the devices that connect to the guest SSID are assigned IP addresses and an initial role. When a guest user tries to access a URL through HTTP or HTTPS, the captive portal web page prompting the user to authenticate with a user name and password is displayed. Types of Captive Portal Instant supports the following types of captive portal authentication: l Internal captive portal-For Internal captive portal authentication, an internal server is used for hosting the captive portal service. It supports the following types of authentication: n Internal Authenticated- When Internal Authenticated is enabled, a guest user must authenticate in the captive portal page to access the Internet. The guest users who are required to authenticate must already be added to the user database. n Internal Acknowledged- When Internal Acknowledged is enabled, a guest user must accept the terms and conditions to access the Internet. Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide Captive Portal for Guest Access | 127

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Dell Networking W-Series Instant 6.4.3.1-4.2.0.0 | User Guide
Captive Portal for Guest Access |
127
Chapter 11
Captive Portal for Guest Access
This chapter provides the following information:
l
Understanding Captive Portal on page 127
l
Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access on page 128
l
Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access on page 133
l
Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network on page 135
l
wConfiguring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network on page 138
l
Configuring Facebook Login on page 143
l
Configuring External Captive Portal Authentication Using ClearPass Guest on page 142
l
Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users on page 145
l
Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID on page 147
l
Configuring Walled Garden Access on page 150
l
Disabling Captive Portal Authentication on page 150
Understanding Captive Portal
Instant supports the captive portal authentication method, where a web page is presented to the guest users
when they try to access the Internet from hotels, conference centers, or Wi-Fi hotspots. The web page also
prompts the guest users to authenticate or accept the usage policy and terms. captive portals are used at
many Wi-Fi hotspots and can be used to control wired access as well.
The Instant captive portal solution consists of the following:
l
The captive portal web login page hosted by an internal or external server.
l
The RADIUS authentication or user authentication against W-IAP's internal database.
l
The SSID broadcast by the W-IAP.
Using Instant, the administrators can create a wired or WLAN guest network based on captive portal
authentication for guests, visitors, contractors, and any non-employee users who can use the enterprise Wi-Fi
network. The administrators can also create guest accounts and customize the captive portal page with
organization-specific logo, terms, and usage policy. With captive portal authentication and guest profiles, the
devices that connect to the guest SSID are assigned IP addresses and an initial role. When a guest user tries to
access a URL through HTTP or HTTPS, the captive portal web page prompting the user to authenticate with a
user name and password is displayed.
Types of Captive Portal
Instant supports the following types of captive portal authentication:
l
Internal captive portal
—For Internal captive portal authentication, an internal server is used for hosting
the captive portal service. It supports the following types of authentication:
n
Internal Authenticated
— When
Internal Authenticated
is enabled, a guest user must authenticate
in the captive portal page to access the Internet. The guest users who are required to authenticate must
already be added to the user database.
n
Internal Acknowledged
— When
Internal Acknowledged
is enabled, a guest user must accept the
terms and conditions to access the Internet.