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Configuring the Captive Portal 99
CHAPTER 10
Configuring the Captive Portal
This document deals with the configuration of captive portal to
support guest logon and for user authentication.
One of the methods of authentication supported by the Alcatel
Mobility Controller is captive portal. This document outlines the
steps required to configure the captive portal authentication
parameters for both guest logon as well as standard user
authentication. Captive portal can be configured to authenticate
users against an external / internal database or skip the
authentication and allow users gain limited access into the
network by allowing them to logon as guests. Captive portal can
also be configured to allow users to download the Alcatel VPN
dialer for the Microsoft VPN client if the VPN is going to be
terminated on the Alcatel Mobility Controller.
Alcatel Mobility Controller also allows the customization of the
logon page. Captive Portal customization will talk about
customizing the captive portal page.
Configuring Captive Portals for Guest Logon
Configuring captive portal for guest logon does not require an
authentication server. A user trying to access the network will be
assigned a logon role. The user will then have to pull up a
browser. The user will be re-directed to a logon page, where the
user will need to enter the credentials (an email ID in this case).
The user is then granted a default role with limited access to
browse the internet.
1. Navigate to the
Configuration > Security > Authentication Methods
> Captive Portal Authentication
page.