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Defining a VNS with no authentication
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218 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
6.12 Defining a VNS with no authentication
You can set up a VNS that will bypass all authentication mechanisms and run
Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software with no authentication of a
wireless device user.
A VNS with no authentication can still control network access using filtering rules.
For more information on how to set up filtering rules that allow access only to
specified IP addresses and ports, see Section 6.9.2, “Defining non-authenticated
filters”, on page 197.
To define a VNS with no authentication:
1. From the main menu, click Virtual Network Configuration. The Virtual
Network Configuration page is displayed.
2. In the left pane, type a name that will identify the new VNS in the Add subnet
box.
3. Click Add subnet. The name is displayed in the Virtual Networks list. The
Topology tab is displayed.
4. From the Assignment by drop-down list, click SSID.
5. Configure the topology for this VNS, and then click Save. For more
information, see Section 6.3.1, “Configuring topology for a VNS for Captive
Portal”, on page 165.
You must save your changes before moving to the next tab.
6. Click the Auth & Acct tab.
7. Click Configure Captive Portal Settings. The Captive Portal
Configurations window is displayed.
8. Select No Captive Portal Support. You must save your changes before
moving to the next tab.
9. Click the Filtering tab.
10. Define a default filter that will control specific network access for any wireless
device users on this VNS. For more information, see Section 6.9,
“Configuring filtering rules for a VNS”, on page 194.
These rules should be very restrictive and the final rule should be a Deny All
rule. The non-authenticated filter for a VNS with no authentication will not
have a Captive Portal page for login.
11. To save your changes, click Save.