Adding Walled Garden Rules

Take the following steps to configure Walled Garden rules:

  1. Go to Configure > Networks and select a network.
  2. Enable Captive Portal.
  3. Select Walled Garden Rules.
  4. Select a drop-down to display settings for each OSI layer:
    • L2 (Mac Address) Rules
    • L3, L4 (IP and Port) Rules
  5. Configure the rule parameters.
    The following is an example of a DNS-based Layer 3 rule that allows access through Facebook.
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    Layer 3 Rule
    DNS Layer 3 rule illustrating access through Facebook

Each application site requires specific rules to access their site domains. FQDN Rules Required for Social Logins lists the rule configuration parameters needed for each application site.

Note

Note

The domain information for each application site is subject to change. Refer to specific application site documentation if necessary.
Table 1. FQDN Rules Required for Social Logins
Application Site Rule Parameters
Facebook
  • Allow FQDN to facebook.com, port HTTPS
  • Allow FQDN to fbcdn.net, port HTTPS
Google
  • Allow FQDN to accounts.google.com, port HTTPS
Microsoft
  • Allow FQDN to login.live.com, port HTTPS
  • Allow FQDN to gfx.ms, port HTTPS
  • Allow FQDN to akadns6.net, port HTTPS
Salesforce
  • Allow FQDN to login.salesforce.com
  • Allow FQDN to sfdcstatic.com
Yahoo
  • Allow FQDN to login.yahoo.com, port HTTPS
  • Allow FQDN to yimg.com, port HTTPS
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