Integration - AMIGOPOD PowerConnect W Clearpass 100 Software Integration Manual

Integration

Although the MXR-2 MSS supports both internal and external Captive portal functionality, this
integration guide will focus on the later as the internal Web-Portal dictates the use of the internal
Login Page resident on the controller itself. The Login page is very basic and doesn't allow for
significant customization as is possible with the amigopod Web Logins feature.
Note: Trapeze now allows for fully customised Captive portal pages to be uploaded to the
controller but this process requires a significant amount of web design and javascript experience
to produce a professional result. One of amigopod's strongest selling points is the Skin Plugin
technology where the presentation of the User Interface is separated from the mechanics of the
underlying application. This allows amigopod to supply end users with a ready branded Skin for
all amigopod interaction (both Visitor and Administrators) for a small nominal fee at time of
purchase.
The integration will also leverage the MSS' ability to define and reference external RADIUS
servers for the authentication and accounting of visitor accounts. In the standalone Trapeze
Guest provisioning solution the local database in each controller is used to store user
credentials, limiting the solution to the scope of the local deployment. With the introduction of
amigopod, all visitor accounts are created, authenticated and accounted for on the amigopod
internal RADIUS Server.
Trapeze do offer their SmartPass solution for centralizing Guest Management functions but this
does not address the branding, interactive self registration & extensive reporting functions found
natively in the amigopod solutions.
Trapeze has strong support for the RADIUS extensions defined in RFC3576 which allows
dynamic authorization of wireless users from the configured RADIUS servers. This allows
amigopod administrators to list and disconnect users at will or even deploy automated policies
to disconnect users that exceed some pre-determined traffic profiles.
This deeper integration is detailed in Appendix A.
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