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3. To create an active portal called portal1:
(config)> add firewall portal portal1
(config firewall portal portal1)>
Captive portals are enabled by default. To disable the portal:
(config firewall portal portal1)> enable false
(config firewall portal portal1)>
4. Set the network interface for the portal. Traffic received on this interface's network device will
not be forwarded unless the client has been granted access.
a. Use the ? to determine available interfaces:
b. Set the interface. For example:
(config firewal portal portal1)> interface /network/interface/wan1
(config firewal portal portal1)>
5. Set the amount of time that a user session remains valid. After the session times out, the user
will be required to log in again.
(config firewall portal portal1)> timeout value
(config firewall portal portal1)>
where value is any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and takes the format
number{w|d|h|m|s}.
For example, to set Session timeout to ten minutes, enter either 10m or 600s:
(config firewall portal portal1)> timeout 600s
(config firewall portal portal1)>
6. Configure whether the portal can be accessed over an insecure connection.
(config firewall portal portal1)> http value
(config firewall portal portal1)>
where value is one of:
n
allow: Allows access to the portal page over an insecure connection (HTTP port 80).
n
redirect: Automatically redirects the request to a secure connection (HTTPS port 443).
n
disallow: Does not allow access over an insecure connection (HTTP port 80).
Note
This setting does not affect access to HTTP port 80 after the client has been granted
access to the portal.
7. Set the method that will be used to authorize the user:
(config firewall portal portal1)> auth value
(config firewall portal portal1)>
where value is one of:
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