Scenario 2B: Custom Public Access Interface (Radius); How It Works; Configuration Roadmap - Colubris Networks CN3000 Administrator's Manual

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Scenario 2b: Custom public access interface (RADIUS)

This scenario adds custom settings to the default public access interface used in
Scenario 2a.
This installation illustrates how to customize the operation of the public access interface
when using a RADIUS server.

How it works

In this scenario, the web server in the NOC is used to store custom pages for the public
access interface. The CN3000 loads these pages each time it is restarted.
Configuration Customize the login page and logo
roadmap
1. Create a folder called newpages on the web sever.
2. Create a file called logo.gif that contains your logo and place it in the newpages
3. Copy the following files from the \HTML\Colubris\Internal folder on the CD and
4. Edit login.html to meet the requirements of your site.
Define attributes on the RADIUS server
On the RADIUS server, add the following entries to the RADIUS profile for the CN3000.
login-page= web_server_URL /newpages/login.html
transport-page= web_server_URL /newpages/transport.html
session-page= web_server_URL /newpages/session.html
fail-page= web_server_URL /newpages/fail.html
logo= web_server_ URL/newpages/logo.gif
Test the public access interface
To test your installation, use a wireless client station to log onto the public access
interface. (For this to work, the CN3000 must be configured as the client's default
gateway. This is done by default if the wireless client is using DHCP.)
1. Start the client station's web browser and enter the IP address (or domain name) of
2. The CN3000 should intercept the URL and display the modified Login page.
3. To login, specify a valid customer name and password. The CN3000 session page
4. Next, you are automatically redirected to the web site you originally requested.
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folder.
place them in the newpages folder.
• login.html
• transport.html
• session.html
• fail.html
a web site on the Internet.
(Depending on the type of certificate that is installed on the CN3000, you may see a
security warning first.)
should open.