User guide

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HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V3.0: User Guide
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Virtual Network configuration
Authentication for a VNS
3. To run a test of the HiPath Wireless Controller’s connection to all configured RADIUS
servers, click on the Test button. In the pop-up screen, key in your User ID and click on the
Test button.
4. To view a summary of the RADIUS test results, click on the View Summary button.
5. To save the authentication parameters for this VNS, click on the Save button.
7.2.1.1 Configure Captive Portal for internal or external authentication
Click on the Configure Captive Settings button in the Authentication screen. The Captive
Portal Settings subscreen appears.
On the Captive Portal Settings subscreen, you have three options (radio buttons):
● No Captive Portal Support
● Internal Captive Portal: define the parameters of the internal Captive Portal page
presented by the HiPath Wireless Controller, and the authentication request from the
HiPath Wireless Controller to the RADIUS server
● External Captive Portal: define the parameters of the external Captive Portal page
presented by an external server (behind the scenes the authentication can be carried out
by an external authentication server, or by the HiPath Wireless Controller request to a
RADIUS server)
Configure the Captive Portal settings for internal Captive Portal
1. Click on the Internal Captive Portal radio button in the Captive Portal Settings screen.
2. Key in the text that will appear on the Captive Portal page.