Portal Authentication - TP-Link AC50 Configuration Manual

MAC Authentication
Name
Effective VLAN Range
Description
Authentication Mode
Status

7.2 Portal Authentication

AC provides several types of portal authentication, including Web Authentication, Onekey
Online, Voucher, SMS, Facebook, Remote Portal.
To provide portal authentication service, two kinds of servers are required: web server
which is used to provide login page for the clients, and authentication server which is used
to authenticate the clients. The web server and authentication server can be the built-in
servers of the AC or the external connected servers. Which kinds of servers are used to
provide portal service is determined by the portal authentication types and your choices.
Figure 7-6 Portal Topology
Client
 Web Server
For Web Authentication, Onekey Online, Voucher and SMS, the AC uses its built-in web
server to provide login page for the clients. Before configuring such portal authentication
features, you need to set the login page in the Splash Page module.
For Facebook, the web sever of Facebook is used to provide login page and Facebook
Page for the clients.
For Remote Portal, you need to build a remote portal server on your network to provide
customized login page for the clients.
 Authentication Server
Specify or check the name of the MAC authentication entry to make it easier to
search for and manage.
Specify or check the effective VLAN range of the MAC authentication entry.
The range is 1 to 4094. Number and range are both supported. The ranges can
be seperated by commas. For example:
1
11-20
1,3,5,4090-4094
Specify or check the description of the authentication entry to make it easier to
search for and manage.
Black List: All the MAC addresses in this authentication mode are forbidden to
access the network.
Specify whether to enable this authentication entry.
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Web Server (external or built in AC)
Authentication Server (external or built in AC)