Understanding the Captive Portal Editor

Captive Portal Editor - Fields and Buttons

Field/Button	Description
Login Page tab	Click to view and configure the elements that will display on the Captive Portal login page. By default, widgets for a Login username and Password, as well as an Accept button are configured by default. You can accept or change these widgets using the Captive Portal Editor widget management tools in the right-hand panel. Using the Captive Portal Editor widget management tools in the right-hand pane on this page you can: configure the background colors and forms add graphics add an external cascading style sheet (.css) VSA attributes
Index Page Tab	Click to view and configure the elements that will display on the Captive Portal Index page. Using the Captive Portal Editor widget management tools in the right-hand pane on this page you can: configure the background colors and forms add graphics add a Logoff button. The Logoff button launches a pop-up logoff page, allowing users to control their logoff. add a Status Check button The Status check button launches a pop-up window, which allows users to monitor session statistics such as system usage and time left in a session. add an external cascading style sheet (.css)
Topology Change Tab	Click to view and configure the elements that will display on the Captive Portal Topology change page. By default, a login confirmation and informational message, as well as a Close button, are preconfigured. You can accept or change these elements using the Captive Portal Editor widget management tools in the right-hand panel. Using the Captive Portal Editor widget management tools in the right-hand pane on this page you can: configure the background colors and forms add graphics add an external cascading style sheet (.css)
Design Management
Cached	Select to cache most of the widgets from the design to rescue the amount of time it takes a captive portal page to load.
Preview	Select to view the way the configured widgets will display to a user.
Close	Select to close this page without saving the configuration.
Save	Select to save the configuration changes.
Save&Close	Select to save the configuration changes and close this window.
Data Management
Import	Select and click Browse to navigate to the directory and filename of the a configuration that you want to import. Click OK to import the configuration.
Export	Select to save this configuration and enter the name of the file you want to save it in. Click the Browse button to navigate to a directory where you want to store the configuration file. Click OK. to save the configuration.
Widget Management	Use the fields in this section to configure the widgets.
Graphics	Click to locate and upload a graphic. The graphic becomes available in the Show Images section of the Property Editor.
Background	Click to configure the background color of the page
External CSS	Click to identify a cascading style sheet (.css) that will determine the page format.
Session Variables	Click to configure the following VSA attributes: AP Serial AP Name VNS Name SSID MAC Address The selections influence what URL is returned in either section. For example, wireless users can be identified by which AP or which VNS they are associated with, and can be presented with a Captive Portal Web page that is customized for those identifiers.
Add Widget to Panel	Use the fields in this section to add the configured widgets to the page.
Graphic	Select to add a graphic to the page. Use the Property Editor select a preconfigured graphic, and to determine the size and location of the graphic.
Text	Select to add text to the page. Use the Property Editor to type and format the text, and to determine the location of the text and the conditions under which it displays.
Header	Select to add a Header attribute to the panel. Use the Property Editor to determine the size and position of the Header attribute, the conditions under which it displays, and identify the link and type of Header attribute to include.
Session Variables	Use the Property Editor to determine the size and position of the Header attribute and the conditions under which it displays, select a Display Option, and select a type of VSA.
External HTML	Select to add an external HTML link to the page. Use the Property Editor select a preconfigured graphic, and to determine the size and location of the graphic
Text (Scrollable)	Select to add scrollable text to the page. Use the Property Editor to type and format the text, and to determine the location of the text and the conditions under which it displays.
Footer	Select to add a Footer attribute to the panel. Use the Property Editor to determine the size and position of the Footer attribute, the conditions under which it displays, and identify the link and type of Footer attribute to include.

Published May 2017prev | next

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