Specifications

Captive Portal Setup 411

Chapter 19

For more information on how role derivation works, refer to “Setting Access

Rights” on page 419.

Import a Server Certificate

Unless an appropriate server certificate is in place, wireless client stations

using captive portal may get a security warning message after logging in. For

example:

FIGURE 19-1 Windows XP Security Alert

To prevent the warning message, use the Alcatel Web Interface to import a

valid x509 PEM server certificate.

Access the Alcatel Web interface

To use the Alcatel Web interface, the following is required:

z A Wireless LAN switch configured with a management interface IP

address.

z A PC with a standard Web browser and access to the Wireless LAN switch

IP address.

To access the certificate import page, enter the following URL in your Web

browser:

http://<switch IP address or hostname>/screens/certificate_import.html

If your PC has access to the appropriate interface, you will be prompted to