Configuring Portal Server Detection And Portal User Synchronization - HP MSR Series Configuration Manual

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Configuring portal server detection and portal user
synchronization
Network requirements
As shown in
assigned with a public IP address either manually or through DHCP. A portal server acts as both a
portal authentication server and a portal Web server. A RADIUS server acts as the
authentication/accounting server.
Configure direct portal authentication on the router, so the host can access only the portal server
before passing the authentication and access Internet resources after passing the authentication.
Configure the router to do the following:
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Detect the reachability state of the portal authentication server.
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Send log messages upon state changes.
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Disable portal authentication when the authentication server is unreachable.
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Synchronize portal user information with the portal server periodically.
Figure 67 Network diagram
Configuration prerequisites and guidelines
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Configure IP addresses for the router and servers as shown in
host, router, and servers can reach each other.
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Configure the RADIUS server correctly to provide authentication and accounting functions.
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Configure the portal authentication server. Be sure to enable the server heartbeat function and
the user heartbeat function.
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Configure the router (access device) as follows:
Configure direct portal authentication on GigabitEthernet 2/0/2, the interface to which the
host is connected.
Configure portal authentication server detection, so that the router can detect the
reachability of the portal authentication server by cooperating with the portal server
heartbeat function.
Configure portal user synchronization, so that the router can synchronize portal user
information with the portal authentication server by cooperating with the portal user
heartbeat function.
Figure 67, the host is directly connected to the router (the access device). The host is
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Figure 67 and make sure the