Configuring Captive Portal for Internal or External Authentication

Captive Portal allows you to require network users to complete a defined process, such as logging in or accepting a network usage role, before accessing the Internet.

The Captive Portal options are:

• 802.1x - Define the parameters of the external Captive Portal page displayed by an external server. The authentication can be carried out by an external authentication server or by the controller request to a RADIUS server.
• Internal Captive Portal — Define the parameters of the internal Captive Portal page displayed by the controller, and the authentication request from the controller to the RADIUS server.
• External Captive Portal — Define the parameters of the external Captive Portal page displayed by an external server. The authentication can be carried out by an external authentication server or by the appliance request to a RADIUS server.
• Firewall Friendly External — Define the parameters of the Firewall Friendly Captive Portal page displayed by an external server. This parameter minimizes the need to open firewall ports and any device on the secure side is allowed to connect to the Internet on port 80, 443.
• GuestPortal — Define the parameters for a GuestPortal Captive Portal page. A GuestPortal provides wireless device users with temporary guest network services.
• Guest Splash — Define the parameters of the Guest Splash page displayed by the controller. These parameters are similar to those for an internal Captive Portal page, except that the options to configure the labels for user id and password fields are not present since login information is not required when the user is re-directed to the authorization web page. This type of Captive Portal could be used where the user is expected to read and accept some terms and conditions before being granted network access.