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Figure 366 Applying a portal server to a Layer 3 interface
3. Configure Layer 3 portal authentication as described in
4. Click Apply.
Table 109 Configuration items
Item Description
Interface Select the Layer 3 interface to be enabled with portal authentication.
Select the portal server to be applied on the selected interface. Options include:
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Portal Server
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Specify the portal authentication mode, which can be:
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Method
Cross-subnet portal authentication mode does not require Layer 3 forwarding devices to be
present between the authentication client and the access device. However, if there are Layer
3 forwarding devices between the authentication client and the access device, you must
select the cross-subnet portal authentication mode.
Auth Network IP Enter the IP address and mask of the authentication subnet. This field is configurable
when you select the Layer3 mode (cross-subnet portal authentication).
By configuring an authentication subnet, you specify that only HTTP packets from users on
the authentication subnet can trigger portal authentication. If an unauthenticated user is
not on any authentication subnet, the access device discards all the user's HTTP packets
Network Mask
that do not match any portal-free rule.
The authentication subnet in direct mode is any source IP address.
Select Server—Select an existing portal server from the portal server drop-down list.
New Server—If you select this option from the drop-down list, the portal server
configuration area (see Figure
You can add a remote portal server and apply the portal server to the Layer 3
interface. For configuration details, see
Enable Local Server—If you select this option from the drop-down list, the local portal
service configuration area (see
page. You can configure the parameters for the Layer 3 local portal service. For
configuration details, see
Direct—Direct portal authentication.
Layer3—Cross-subnet portal authentication.
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