User Guide
Table Of Contents
- WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Overview of the WFS709TP
- Chapter 2 Deploying a Basic WFS709TP System
- Chapter 3 Configuring Network Parameters
- Chapter 4 RF Plan
- Chapter 5 Configuring WLANS
- Chapter 6 Configuring AAA Servers
- Chapter 7 Configuring 802.1x Authentication
- Chapter 8 Configuring the Captive Portal
- Chapter 9 Configuring MAC-Based Authentication
- Chapter 10 Adding Local WFS709TPs
- Chapter 11 Configuring Redundancy
- Chapter 12 Configuring Wireless Intrusion Protection
- Chapter 13 Configuring Management Utilities
- Chapter 14 Configuring WFS709TP for Voice
- Appendix A Configuring DHCP with Vendor-Specific Options
- Appendix B Windows Client Example Configuration for 802.1x
- Appendix C Internal Captive Portal
- Appendix D Related Documents
- Index

WFS709TP ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch Software Administration Manual
8-2 Configuring the Captive Portal
v1.0, June 2007
If an appropriate server certificate is not installed in the WFS709TP, wireless clients that use
Captive Portal may see a Security Alert message when logging in (Figure 8-1).
To prevent this message from appearing on clients, install a valid server certificate as described in
“Installing a Server Certificate” on page 13-19.
You enable Captive Portal on a per-ESSID basis. Captive Portal users are initially allowed only
DNS, DHCP, and HTTP or HTTPS connections to the network. Upon authentication, Captive
Portal users are allowed full access to their assigned VLAN.
Configuring Captive Portal
The following are the basic tasks for configuring Captive Portal in the base operating system:
• Configure the Captive Portal for guest or authenticated users. In the base operating system,
you enable Captive Portal on a per-ESSID basis.
• If you are using Captive Portal to authenticate users, configure the authentication server that
will be used to validate users. The authentication server can be either an external server or the
WFS709TP’s internal database.
Figure 8-1
Note: MAC-based authentication, if enabled on the WFS709TP, takes precedence over
Captive Portal authentication. If you use Captive Portal, do not enable MAC-based
authentication.