Is The Captive Portal Feature Dependent On Any Other Feature - Dell PowerConnect 7048P Manual

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Figure 17-1. Connecting to the Captive Portal

Switch with Captive Portal

RADIUS Server

Default Captive Portal Welcome Screen (Displays in Captive Portal User's Browser)

The Captive Portal feature blocks hosts connected to the switch from

accessing the network until user verification has been established. You can

configure Captive Portal verification to allow access for both guest and

authenticated users. Authenticated users must be validated against a

database of authorized Captive Portal users before access is granted. The

database can be stored locally on the switch or on a RADIUS server.

Is the Captive Portal Feature Dependent on Any Other Feature?

If you require RADIUS authentication, you must configure the RADIUS

server information on the switch (see "Configuring RADIUS Server

Information" on page 219). You must also configure the RADIUS attributes

for Captive Portal users on the RADIUS server. For information about the

RADIUS attributes to configure, see Table 17-2.

You can configure the switch to send SNMP trap messages to any enabled

SNMP Trap Receivers for several Captive Portal events, such as when a

Captive Portal user has an authentication failure or when a Captive Portal

user successfully connects to the network. If you enable the traps, the switch

Configuring a Captive Portal