Administrator Guide

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting 321
Default Captive Portal Behavior and Settings
CP is disabled by default. If you enable CP, no interfaces are associated with
the default CP. After you associate an interface with the CP and globally
enable the CP feature, a user who connects to the switch through that
interface is presented with the CP Welcome screen shown in Figure 10-15.
Figure 10-15. Default Captive Portal Welcome Screen
The user types a name in the Username field, selects the Acceptance Use
Policy check box, and clicks Connect to gain network access. By default, the
user does not need to be defined in a database or enter a password to access
the network because the default verification mode is Guest. Note that
duplicate Username entries can exist in this mode because the client IP and
MAC addresses are obtained for identification.
Table 10-14 shows the default values for the CP feature.
Table 10-14. Default Captive Portal Values
Feature Value
Global Captive Portal Operational
Status
Disabled
Additional HTTP or HTTPS Ports Disabled
CP can be configured to use an additional
HTTP and/or HTTPS port (in support of
Proxy networks).
Authentication Timeout 300 seconds