Defining Authentication For A Vns For Captive Portal - Siemens HiPath C10 User Manual

7.3.2

Defining authentication for a VNS for Captive Portal

For Captive Portal authentication, the wireless device connects to the network, but can only
access the specific network destinations defined in the non-authenticated filter. For more
information, see Section 7.6.2, "Defining non-authenticated filters", on page 156. One of these
destinations should be a server, either internal or external, which presents a web page login
screen—the Captive Portal. The wireless device user must input an ID and a password. This
request for authentication is sent by the HiPath Wireless Controller to a RADIUS server or other
authentication server. Based on the permissions returned from the authentication server, the
HiPath Wireless Controller implements policy and allows the appropriate network access.
Captive Portal authentication relies on a RADIUS server on the enterprise network. There are
three mechanisms by which Captive Portal authentication can be carried out:
Internal Captive Portal – The HiPath Wireless Controller presents the Captive Portal Web
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page, carries out the authentication, and implements policy.
External Captive Portal – After an external server presents the Captive Portal Web page
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and carries out the authentication, the HiPath Wireless Controller implements policy.
External Captive Portal with internal authentication – After an external server presents the
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Captive Portal Web page, the HiPath Wireless Controller carries out the authentication and
implements policy.
To define authentication by Captive Portal:
1. From the main menu, click Virtual Network Configuration. The Virtual Network
Configuration screen appears.
2. In the left pane Virtual Networks list, click the VNS you want to set up authentication by
Captive Portal for. The Topology tab is displayed.
3. Click the Auth & Acct tab. On the Auth & Acct tab, there are three options:
Auth – Use to define authentication servers.
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MAC – Use to define servers for MAC-based authentication.
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Acct – Use to define accounting servers.
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A31003-W1040-U101-1-7619, July 2006 DRAFT
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V4.0, C10/C100/C1000 User Guide
hwc_vnsconfiguration.fm
Virtual Network configuration
Authentication for a VNS
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