Dell W-Series 277 Instant 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 User Guide - Page 113
Captive Portal for Guest Access, Understanding Captive Portal
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Chapter 12 Captive Portal for Guest Access This chapter provides the following information: l Understanding Captive Portal on page 113 l Configuring a WLAN SSID for Guest Access on page 114 l Configuring Wired Profile for Guest Access on page 120 l Configuring Internal Captive Portal for Guest Network on page 122 l Configuring External Captive Portal for a Guest Network on page 125 l Configuring Facebook Login on page 131 l Configuring Guest Logon Role and Access Rules for Guest Users on page 132 l Configuring Captive Portal Roles for an SSID on page 134 l Configuring Walled Garden Access on page 137 l Disabling Captive Portal Authentication on page 138 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 username 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 6.5.1.0-4.3.1.0 | User Guide Captive Portal for Guest Access | 113