MAC Registration
MAC Registration
provides returning (previously validated) clients quick access to
controller, service platform or access point managed captive portal
resources.
When a user enters a captive portal for the first
time, user data is gathered and stored. This information is
matched against the MAC address of the device accessing the
captive portal.
The next time a user accesses the captive
portal using this same credentials, they are authenticated
immediately, since the device's MAC address is available within
the controller, service platform or access point's database
along with the requester's identification information. There's
no need for additional credential validation after the initial
credential verification.
To
assign MAC Registration to a WLAN:
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Select
to display available WLANs.
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Click
Add to create an additional WLAN, or select
an existing WLAN and click Edit to modify its security
properties.
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Select
Security.
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Refer to the Registration
field in the WLAN security screen.
Select the
Type of
Registration field to select the type of MAC
registration to use with this WLAN.
Use None to disallow use of MAC Registration
with this WLAN. Select device to register a new MAC
address. If a MAC address already exists, allow access.
Select device-OTP to register a new MAC device
and send a OTP (One Time Password) for
validation. Select user to register a new user by
sending them a registration code to the e-mail address
or mobile phone number provided by the user at
login.
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Use the RADIUS Group Name field to enter the RADIUS
group to associate with MAC registrations.
When left blank, devices are not associated with a RADIUS group.
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Select Expiry Time.
This is the duration for which MAC addresses are stored on the access point‘s
database. Once this time expires, the user information is purged from the
database. The user then has to provide login credentials as well as
identification information again. The default value is 1500 days.
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Set the Agreement Refresh as the amount of time before
the agreement page is displayed if the user has not been logged during the
specified period.
The default setting is 0 days.
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Select OK when completed to update
the WLAN's MAC registration configuration.
Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration.
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