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Local Users

You can configure a captive portal instance to accommodate both guest
users and authorized users Guest users do not have assigned user names and
passwords
Authorized users provide a valid user name and password that must first be
validated against a local database or RADIUS server Authorized users are
typically assigned to a CP instance that is associated with a different VAP than
guest users
Use the Local Users page to configure up to 128 authorized users in the local
database
Click the Configuration > Captive Portal > Local Users tab to access the page,
which the following figure shows
Figure 55: CP Local Users
The following table describes the fields on the CP Local Users page that you
use to create a CP local user
Table 62: Creating Captive Portal Local Users
Field Description
Captive Portal Users To create a new user, select Create
User Name Specify a name for the local user
After you create a user or select an existing user from the Captive Portal Users
menu, additional fields appear on the screen
Section 3: Configuring the Access Point
The following table describes the fields on the CP Local Users page that you
use to configure settings for an existing CP local user
Table 63: Creating Captive Portal Local Users
Field Description
Captive Portal Users
Select the name of the user with the settings to
configure
User Password Enter the user's password, from 8 to 64
alphanumeric and special characters A user enter
must enter the password to log into the network
through the captive portal
Away Time The amount of time a user remains in the CP
authenticated client list after it disassociates from
the AP If the time specified in this field expires
before the client attempts to reauthenticate, its
entry is removed from the authenticated client
list The range is from 0 to 1440 minutes The
default value is 0
Note: An away timeout value is also configured
for a captive portal instance See the Instance
Configuration page The timeout value configured
for a local user has precedence over the value
configured for the captive portal instance
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