Customize and Preview Cloud-based Captive Portal Settings

Before you begin

To configure a cloud-based CWP (captive web portal), you must first create a wireless network SSID with Open access security, enable the use of a captive web portal, and then select Cloud Captive Web Portal on the Add a Wireless Network screen. For more information, see About Captive Web Portals.

About this task

This task is part of creating or editing a network policy. Use this task to configure a cloud-based CWP. Extreme Networks provides two types of cloud-hosted CWPs. One controls network access by leveraging user credentials in social media services like Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The other type authenticates users by requiring them to enter a PIN, which is sent to them by email, to gain network access. Both CWP types are available in ExtremeCloud IQ and ExtremeCloud IQ Connect.

Procedure

  1. To use social media services, select Social Login.
  2. To require a PIN for logging in, select Request a PIN.
    ExtremeCloud IQ sends a randomly generated PIN to authenticate the user.
  3. Select an existing CWP or select Add.
    1. If you selected Add, enter the new CWP's name.
    2. Enter the length of time that the PIN remains valid.
      The validity period begins when ExtremeCloud IQ receives the PIN request and can last from 1 to 24 hours.
    3. Enter an email address where you want ExtremeCloud IQ to send daily reports about successfully authenticated users on this CWP.
      Each report is in .csv format and shows the login time (in UTC, or universal coordinated time) when the user submitted a PIN, the user name, and the MAC address of the client device used for the connection. ExtremeCloud IQ sends a separate email for when there are no entries to report.
    4. Set the hour and minute when ExtremeCloud IQ generates a daily report of successful user authentications.
      The time is expressed in UTC and the report contains events for the previous 24 hours from that time.
    5. Use the default CWP without customization, or toggle Customize to ON and select PIN-Login-Example to export the necessary files.
    6. Modify the files and import them in the New Captive Web Portal window.
    7. Select Upload/Remove, navigate to the files on your system and upload them.
    8. Select Done.
    9. Select the files you want to use as the Login and Success pages, and then select Save CWP.
      The imported files are immediately saved to ExtremeCloud IQ.
      Note

      Note

      If you previously completed the configuration with default files and uploaded the network policy to your APs, you do not need to upload the configuration again. As long as the customized files have the same names as the default ones, they will immediately take their place after they are imported to ExtremeCloud IQ.
  4. Select Use a different captive web portal for various clients to use other CWPs for different clients based on device classification and classification rules.
  5. Choose Select a Classification Rule to select an existing rule and then select Link.
    To add a new classification rule, select Add a Classification Rule and complete the steps.
    For more information, see Configure a Classification Rules Network Policy.

What to do next

Complete the network policy configuration.