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Third-Party Captive Portal Solutions
Configure Third-Party Captive Portal With the Web UI
Indicate that a third-party Captive Portal solution will be used in the Security Profile
by setting Captive Portal Authentication Method to external. For complete direc-
tions, see Configure a Security Profile With the Web UI.
Indicate that a third-party Captive Portal solution will be used in the Captive Portal
configuration by setting Captive Portal External URL to the URL of the Captive Portal
box:
1. Click Configuration > Security > Captive Portal.
2. Change the value for CaptivePortal External URL to the URL of the third-party
box.
3. Click OK.
Configure Third-Party Captive Portal With the CLI
Indicate that a third-party Captive Portal solution will be used in the Security Profile
with the CLI command captive-portal-auth-method. For example:
controller1# configure terminal
controller1(config)# security-profile CPExternal
controller1(config-security)# captive-portal-auth-method
external internal
controller1(config-security)# captive-portal-auth-method ?
<captivePortAuthMethod> Configure captive portal authentication method.
external external
internal internal
controller1(config-security)# captive-portal-auth-method external
Indicate that a third-party Captive Portal solution will be used in the Captive Portal
configuration with the CLI command ssl-server captive-portal-external-URL. Then,
provide the URL for the Captive Portal box with the command change_mac_state.
For example:
controller1# configure terminal
controller1(config)# ssl-server ca
captive-portal captive-portal-external-URL
controller1(config)# ssl-server captive-portal-external-URL
controller1(config)# exit
controller1# change_mac_state ?
<ip-address> Enter the Client IP Address.
controller1# change_mac_state 172.18.19.14 ?
off Web Auth mode off.
on Web Auth mode on.
controller1# change_mac_state 172.18.19.14 on ?
<CR>
<filter-id> Enter the Filter Id.
controller1# change_mac_state 172.18.19.14 on ftp_only