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NOTE
When using hotspot features in a cluster environment, additional steps must be taken when
specifying the external URLs. In order for the browser to return the login iinformation correctly, the
IP address and port must be specified as part of the URL in the following format:
http://external_url<login | welcome | fail>.html?ip_address=a.b.c.d&port=x
4. Refer to the Allow List field, and enter any IP address (for internal or external Web sites) that
NOTE
If the Web-server is located on a VLAN other than the one on which the MUs will be associated,
specify the IP address for the VLAN on which the server is located within the Allow List.
5. Check the Use System Name in Hotspot URL to use the System Name specified on the main
6. Specify the maximum Hotspot Simultaneous Users to set a limit on the number of concurrent
7.
8. Use the Accounting drop-down menu to retrieve accounting information from the
9. Refer to the Status field for the current state of the requests made from applet. This field
10. Click OK to use the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
11. Click Cancel to close the dialog without committing updates to the running configuration.
Configuring an Advanced Hotspot
A customer may wish to use advanced Web content (XML, Flash) but might not have (or would not
want to use) an external Web server, choosing instead to host the Web pages on the switch's HTTP
Web server. Selecting the Advanced option allows for importing the Web pages from an external
source (like an FTP server) and hosting them on the switch.
To use the Advanced option to define the wired hotspot:
1. Select Network > Wired Hotspot from the main menu tree.
2. Select an existing hotspot entry from those displayed within the Configuration tab.
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may be accessed by the Hotspot user without authentication.
Switch configuration screen as part of the hotspot address.
unique hotspot users for the selected VLAN.
Check the Logout on Browser Close button to logout hotspot users from the network when they
close their web browsers.
switch-managed network. You can select None, Radius, or Syslog from the menu for retrieving
the accounting information.
displays error messages if something goes wrong in the transaction between the applet and
the switch.
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