Smartpath Virtual Appliance - Black Box SmartPath LWN602A User Manual

Chapter 6: SmartPath EMS VMA Online (Cloud-Based Service)
Registration Page with Links to Multiple URLs
You can create a custom registration page that has hyperlinks to various URLs. To register successfully, a user only has to click one
of the links. The act of clicking a link signals the SmartPath AP that the user has registered. After visiting the selected URL, the
user then has access to the rest of the network and can browse freely.
Here is a sample of the HTML code required for a SmartPath AP to register a user that has clicked a link:
<form name="form1" action="reg.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="redir_url" value="http://www.Black Box.com"/>
<input type="hidden" name="checkbox" value="checkbox"/>
<img src="Black Box.gif" style="cursor:hand;" onClick="document.form1.submit();" />
</form>
In the preceding example, the redir_url parameter performs the same function as the Submit button on other registration pages.
When the SmartPath AP receives a request containing this parameter, which in this case occurs when a user clicks an image of
the Black Box logo (img src="Black Box.gif") on a form with the action set as reg.php, the method set as post, and an attribute
set with the value of checkbox, it then considers the user as having passed the registration process. You can add as many links to
the page as you like as long as each one has a different form name, such as "form1", "form2", "form3", and so on.

6.2 SmartPath Virtual Appliance

SmartPath Virtual Appliance (SmartPath EMS VMA) is similar to a physical appliance except that it is available as VMware that you
load onto a computer of your choice. SmartPath EMS VMA ships as VMware on a CD.
You must first install a VMware product such as VMware Workstation or VMware Player on your computer. Then install SmartPath
EMS VMA on the VMware workstation or player, where it runs like a virtual server inside your computer. SmartPath EMS VMA
forms a virtual Layer 2 connection to your computer—much as if the two were connected by a layer 2 switch internally—and
shares the Ethernet connection with your computer.
NOTE: You can find full installation instructions on the SmartPath EMS VMA Virtual Appliance QuickStart, which is also included on
the CD.
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