User's Manual

hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Virtual Network configuration
Authentication for a VNS
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 179
• External Captive Portal – After an external server displays the Captive
Portal Web page and carries out the authentication, the HiPath Wireless
Controller implements policy.
• External Captive Portal with internal authentication – After an external
server displays the Captive Portal Web page, the HiPath Wireless Controller
carries out the authentication and implements policy.
To define authentication by Captive Portal:
1. From the main menu, click Virtual Network Configuration. The Virtual
Network Configuration page is displayed.
2. In the left pane Virtual Networks list, click the VNS you want to set up
authentication by Captive Portal for. The Topology tab is displayed.
3. Click the Auth & Acct tab. On the Auth & Acct tab, there are three options:
•Auth – Use to define authentication servers.
•MAC – Use to define servers for MAC-based authentication.
•Acct – Use to define accounting servers.
4. Click Auth. The Authentication fields are displayed.
5. From the RADIUS drop-down list, click the server you want to use for Captive
Portal authentication, and then click Use. The server’s default information is
displayed.