You can now configure policy rules to explicitly redirect traffic to the captive portal definition assigned to the role, regardless of authentication status. Rule-based Redirection applies to HTTP and HTTPS traffic, and explicitly defines when traffic will be redirected. In previous releases, redirection automatically redirected an un-authenticated client to an ECP when a deny action on HTTP(S) traffic occurred.
Rule-based redirection requires explicit enablement. For new installations, Rule-based Redirection is enabled by default. For upgrades from releases prior to v10.11, ExtremeWireless preserves the previous captive portal redirection method of triggering redirect off denied HTTP/HTTPS for non-authenticaticated roles.
Rule-based Redirection is explicit when the redirection flag is enabled and a rule is defined for redirection. The redirection destination can be defined on the role or as part of a WLAN Service configuration. If a redirection destination is not configured, the default destination is 'Own WLAN', which indicates the WLAN of the device. Redirection is allowed on any port.