Concept Guide

Parameter Description
Disable if uplink type is To exclude uplink, select an uplink type.
Encryption
(Applicable for WLAN SSIDs only.)
Select Enabled to configure encryption parameters. Select an encryption
and configure passphrase.
Splash Page Design
Under Splash Page Visuals, use the editor to specify text and colors for the
initial page that will be displayed to the users when they connect to the
network. The initial page asks for user credentials or email, depending on
the splash page type (Internal - Authenticated or Internal -Acknowledged).
To customize the splash page design, perform the following steps:
l To change the color of the splash page, click the Splash page rectangle
and select the required color from the Background Color palette.
l To change the welcome text, click the first square box in the splash page,
type the required text in the Welcome text box, and click OK. Ensure that
the welcome text does not exceed 127 characters.
l To change the policy text, click the second square in the splash page,
type the required text in the Policy text box, and click OK. Ensure that the
policy text does not exceed 255 characters.
l To upload a custom logo, click Upload your own custom logo Image,
browse the image file, and click upload image. Ensure that the image
file size does not exceed 16 KB.
l To redirect users to another URL, specify a URL in Redirect URL.
l Click Preview to preview the captive portal page.
NOTE: You can customize the captive portal page using double-byte
characters. Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Korean are a few
languages that use double-byte characters. Click on the banner, term, or
policy in the Splash Page Visuals to modify the text in the red box. These
fields accept double-byte characters or a combination of English and double-
byte characters.
3. Click Next to configure access rules.
In the CLI
To configure internal captive portal authentication:
(Instant AP)(config)# wlan ssid-profile <name>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# essid <ESSID-name>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# type <Guest>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# captive-portal <internal-authenticated> exclude-uplink
{3G|4G|Wifi|Ethernet}
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# mac-authentication
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# auth-server <server1>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# radius-reauth-interval <Minutes>
(Instant AP)(SSID Profile <name>)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
To configure internal captive portal for a wired profile:
(Instant AP) (config)# wired-port-profile <name>
(Instant AP) (wired ap profile <name>)# type <guest>
(Instant AP) (wired ap profile <name>)# captive-portal {<internal-authenticated>| <internal-
acknowledged>} exclude-uplink {3G|4G|Wifi|Ethernet}
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