Concept Guide

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(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# port <port>
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# url <url>
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# https
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# redirect-url <url>
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# server-fail-through
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# no auto-whitelist-disable
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# server-offload
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# prevent-frame-overlay
(Instant AP)(External Captive Portal)# end
(Instant AP)# commit apply
Configuring an SSID or Wired Profile to Use External Captive Portal
Authentication
You can configure external captive portal authentication for a network profile when adding or editing a guest
network using the Instant UI or CLI.
In the Instant UI
1. Navigate to the WLAN wizard or Wired window.
l To configure external captive portal authentication for a WLANSSID, in the Network tab, click New to
create a new network profile or edit to modify an existing profile.
l To configure external captive portal authentication for a wired profile, click More>Wired. In the Wired
window, click New under Wired Networks to create a new network, or click Edit to select an existing
profile.
2. On the Security tab, select External from the Splash page type drop-down list.
3. From the captive portal profile drop-down list, select a profile. You can select a default profile, or an already
existing profile, or click New and create a new profile.
4. Configure the following parameters based on the type of splash page you selected.
Parameter Description
Captive-portal proxy
server
If required, configure a captive portal proxy server or a global proxy server to match your
browser configuration by specifying the IP address and port number in the Captive-portal
proxy server field.
WISPr Select Enabled if you want to enable WISPr authentication. For more information on WISPr
authentication, see Configuring WISPr Authentication on page 182.
NOTE: The WISPr authentication is applicable only for the External and Internal-
Authenticated splash pages and is not applicable for wired profiles.
MAC authentication Select Enabled if you want to enable MAC authentication. For information on MAC
authentication, see Configuring MAC Authentication for a Network Profile on page 177.
Delimiter character Specify a character ( for example, colon or dash) as a delimiter for the MAC address string.
When configured, the W-IAP will use the delimiter in the MAC authentication request. For
example, if you specify the colon as a delimiter, MAC addresses in the xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
format are used. If the delimiter is not specified, the MAC address in the xxxxxxxxxxxx
format is used.
NOTE: This option is available only when MAC authentication is enabled.
Table 27: External Captive Portal Configuration Parameters