Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual page 118

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5. Refer to the
accessed by the Hotspot user without authentication.
NOTE: An associated MU may not be able to ping the host within the hotspot. For
instance, a hotspot supported WLAN is enabled. Within the Allowed List, a network
(157.235.95.0) is added. An MU is associated, and an IP address is obtained for the MU.
The MU is then unsuccessful in pinging the host IP address (157.235.95.54) from within
the hotspot. Consequently, the Allowed List should be used for host IPs only.
NOTE: In multi-switch hotspot environments if a single switch's internal pages are
configured for authentication on the other switches, those switches will redirect to their
own internal pages instead. In these environments is recommended to use an external
server for all of the switches.
6. Refer to the
messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and the switch.
7. Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
8. Click Cancel
Configuring External Hotspot
Selecting the external option entails hosting your own external Web server using advanced Web content
(using XML, Flash). To create a hotspot maintained by an external server:
1. Select Network
2. Select an existing WLAN from those displayed within the
Displays the URL for the main logo image displayed on the Failed page when using
the switch's internal Web server. This option is only available if Internal is chosen
from the drop-down menu above.
Specify any additional text containing instructions or information for the users
who access the Failed page. This option is only available if Internal is chosen from
the drop-down menu above. The default text is: "Either the username and
password are invalid, or service is unavailable at this time."
field, and enter any IP address (for internal or external Web sites) that may be
Allow List
Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field displays error
to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.
> Wireless LANs from the main menu tree.
Configuration tab and click the Edit button.