Netgear XSM4324FS User Manual - Page 589

M4300 Intelligent Edge Series Fully Managed Stackable Switches Set Up Captive Portals The captive portal feature allows you to prevent clients from accessing the network until user verification is established. You can configure captive portal verification to allow access for both guest and authenticated users. Authenticated users must be validated against a database of authorized captive portal users before access is granted. The database can be stored locally on the device or on a RADIUS server. Configure Captive Portal Global Settings You can control the administrative state of the captive portal feature, and configure global settings that affect all captive portals configured on the switch. To configure captive portal global settings: 1. Launch a web browser. 2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch. The login window opens. 3. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password, and click the Login button. The first time that you log in, no password is required. However, you then must specify a local device password to use each subsequent time that you log in. The System Information page displays. 4. Select Security > Control > Captive Portal > CP Global Configuration. 5. Select the Admin Mode Disable or Enable radio button. Manage Switch Security 589 User Manual