User guide

Virtual Network configuration
A31003-W1010-A100-1-7619, July 2005
84 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V3.0: User Guide
HWC_VNSConfiguration.fm
Authentication for a VNS
3. Key in the locations of the header and footers.
4. In the Message field, key in the message that will appear above the login field to greet the
user. For example, this could explain why this Captive Portal page is appearing, and what
the user should do.
5. If use a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) as the gateway address, key in the
appropriate name in the Replace Gateway IP with FQDN field.
6. Key in the Default Redirection URL.
7. Click on the appropriate checkboxes to include the following VSA Attributes in the message
to the authentication server: AP Serial number, AP Name, VNS Name, SSID, MAC
Address. Check whether these apply to the header or footer of the Captive Portal page.
These choices influence what URL is returned in either area. For example, wireless users
can be identified by which Wireless AP or which VNS they are associated with, and can be
presented with a Captive Portal web page that is customized for those identifiers.
Refer to a separate Technical Note for instructions on integrating the VSA information into
Captive Portal authentication display.
8. To provide either of two buttons on a popup status page, click the appropriate checkbox on:
● Logoff, for a button that displays a popup logoff screen, allowing users to control their
logoff
● Status check, for a button that displays a popup window with session statistics for
users to monitor their usage and time left in session.
9. To save this configuration, click on Save.
10. To see how the Captive Portal page you have designed will look (after saving the
configuration), click on the View Sample Portal Page button.
Login Label The text that will appear as a label for the user login field
Password Label The text that will appear as a label for the user password field
Header URL The location of the file to be displayed in the Header portion of the Captive
Portal screen. This page can be customized to suit your company, with
logos or other graphics. (Caution: Ensure that such graphics in the header
are not so large that they push the login area out of view.)
Footer URL The location of the file to be displayed in the Footer portion of the Captive
Portal screen