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130 | Authentication Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 | User Guide
a. IP or hostname— Enter the IP address or the hostname of the external splash page server.
b. URL— Enter the URL for the external splash page server.
c. Port— Enter the number of the port to be used for communicating with the external
splash page server.
d. Auth text— Enter the authentication text. This indicates the text string returned by the
external server after a successful authentication.
Figure 92 - Configuring External Captive Portal Authentication for a Guest Network
e. Redirect URL— Specify a redirect URL if you want to override the user's original request
and redirect them to another URL.
Splash page type — External- RADIUS Server
a. Authentication server 1: Click Edit to modify the external RADIUS servers settings. Refer
to "Configuring an External RADIUS Server" on page 113 for more details on server
settings.
b. Reauth interval— When set to a value greater than zero, the Access Points periodically
reauthenticate all associated and authenticated clients.
c. Blacklisting— Select Enabled to enable blacklisting of the clients with a specific number
of authentication failures.
d. Max authentication failures— Users who fail to authenticate the number of times
specified here are dynamically blacklisted. The maximum value for this entry is 10.
Navigate to PEF > Blacklisting in the Instant UI to specify the duration of the
blacklisting on the Blacklisting tab of the PEF window.
e. Walled Garden— Click on the link to open the Walled Garden window. The walled
garden directs the user’s navigation within particular areas to allow access to a selection of
websites or prevent access to other websites. For more information, see "Walled Garden
Access" on page 134.
f. Encryption— Select Enabled from the drop-down list and perform the following steps
(these steps are optional). Select the required key management option from the Key
management drop-down list. Available options are: