Users Guide

1059| External Services Interface Dell Networking W-Series ArubaOS 6.5.x| User Guide
2. Provide the following details:
a. Profile Name. This example uses externalcp_ping.
b. Frequency seconds. This example uses 30.
c. Retry Count. This example uses 3.
If you do not specify a value for a parameter, the WebUI assumes the default value. In this example, the desired
timeout value is two seconds; therefore, not specifying the timeout causes the WebUI to use the default value of two
seconds.
3. Click Done when you are finished.
To apply the configuration (changes), you must click Apply in the External Services view on the WebUI. In this
example, you can wait until you finish configuring the servers and groups, or you can apply after each configuration
portion.
Configuring the ESI Group
1. Click Add in the Server Groups section External Services view on the WebUI.
2. Provide the following details:
a. Group Name. This example uses external_cps.
b. Health-Check Profile. Select the health-check ping from the drop-down list. This example uses
externalcp_ping.
3. Click Done when you are finished.
To apply the configuration (changes), you must click Apply in the External Services view on the WebUI. In this
example, you can wait until you finish configuring the servers and groups, or you can apply after each configuration
portion.
Configuring the ESI Servers
1. Click Add in the External Servers section.
2. Provide the following details:
a. Server Name.
b. Server Group. Use the drop-down list to assign this server to a group from the existing configured
groups.
c. Server Mode. Use the drop-down list to choose NAT mode.)
d. Trusted IP Address. For nat mode, enter the IP address of the trusted interface on the external captive
portal server.
e. NAT Destination Port. Enter the port number (to redirect a packet to a port other than the original
destination port in the packet).
3. Click Done when you are finished.
4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for the remaining external captive portal servers.
5. Click Apply to apply the configuration changes.
Configuring the Redirection Filter
To redirect the required traffic to the server(s) using the WebUI, navigate to the Configuration > Access
Control > User Roles view on the WebUI (see 2).
1. Click the Policies tab.
2. Click Add in the Policies section of the Policies view on the WebUI.
3. Provide the following details: