User's Guide
AirTight Management Console Configuration
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This parameter can be used by the external portal to implement SSID profile specific functionality. For
example, each SSID can have a separate portal page.
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Configure External Portal Parameters
You must configure the external portal parameters if you want to redirect users to a portal page hosted on
an external server.
All request and response attributes that are marked with an asterisk are mandatory. The request
parameters/attributes are sent from the AP to the external portal. The response parameters are sent from
the external portal to the AP. These parameters are used in the name - value pairs in the redirection URL.
The following table explains the request and response attributes in detail.
Request
Attributes
Description
Request Type
field name for request type field.
Challenge
field name for random text used for authentication.
Client MAC
field name for the MAC address of the client.
AP MAC Address
field name for MAC address of the access point that is
communicating with the external portal.
AP IP Address
field name for the IP address of the access point that is
communicating with the external portal. This should match the
field name used by the external portal.
AP Port Number
field name for the AP port number on which the AP and external
server communicate.
Failure Count
field name for the count of the number of failed login attempts.
Requested URL
field name for the requested URL that is the URL requested by the
client through the AP, to the external server.
Login URL
field name for the login URL.
Logoff URL
field name for the logoff URL.
Remaining Blackout
Time
field name for the remaining blackout time.
Service Idenitifier
name of the portal parameter that is used to pass the service
identifier value to the external portal. The service identifier value is
specified in the Captive Portal section of the SSID Profile. This
parameter can be used by the external portal to implement SSID
profile specific functionality like different portals for different SSIDs
etc.
Response
Attributes
Description
Challenge
field name for the challenge
Response Type
field name for the response type.
Challenge Response
field name for the challenge response.
Redirect URL
field name for the redirect URL
Login Timeout
field name for login timeout.