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2. Configure the settings as described in the following table.

Setting Description

Portal Settings section

Portal Type Select one of the following radio buttons:

• Guest.

A guest portal with a field for entering an email address.

• Captive.

A captive portal with a field for entering a login user name and a

field for entering a password.

Radius Server Select one of the following radio buttons:

• Local. Use the local authentication server

• External. Select an external authentication server from the drop-down list.

Max Clients Per User Specify the number of clients that a single captive portal user can open with the

same the login information.

The default setting is 1.

The maximum number of clients that you can select

from the menu is 5.

Reauthentication Timeout Specify the period after which a user who has been idle needs to be

reauthenticated.

The minimum period is 30 minutes. The maximum period that you can select is

through the menus is three hours.

Select Placement Select Center, Bottom, or To

p to specify the location of the login prompt on the

Load Background Image (Optional) Click Browse

to navigate to and select an image file for the

background of the login screen. You can use a .gif, .,jpg, or .bmp image.

EULA section

EULA T

ext Required Select this check box if you want to present the end user license agreement

(EULA) on the guest login screen or captive portal login screen so users can

view the EULA before they log in. Enter the EULA text in the text field.

3. (Optional) Click Preview.

The portal settings that you have configured display. The default URL for the captive

portal is http://192.168.0.250/guest_access/index.php.

4. Click Apply.

Guests do not need to provide a password and can have unlimited access to

the network. You do not need to configure guest accounts.

If you select this option, the Radius Server radio buttons and menu display.

For information about how to configure captive portal users and accounts,

see Manage Users, Accounts, and Passwords on page 116.

Note:

This setting is for

a captive portal only.

Note: For information about setting up and enabling internal and external

authentication servers, see Manage Authentication Servers and Authentication

Server Groups on page 85.