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Configuring a Captive Portal

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also writes a message to the trap log when the event occurs. To enable the

What Factors Should Be Considered When Designing and Configuring a

Captive Portal?

Before enabling the Captive Portal feature, decide what type (or types) of

authentication to require. Since the PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024,

and M8024-k switches support up to 10 different Captive Portal instances,

you can configure one Captive Portal that requires a username and password

and another that only requires the username. For each Captive Portal, you can

customize the welcome screen, including the colors and logo.
If you require authentication, consider the number of users that must exist in

the user database. The local user database supports up to 128 users. If you

need to support more than 128 authenticated users, you must use a remote

RADIUS server for authentication.
You can specify whether the captive portal uses HTTP or HTTPS as the

protocol during the user verification process. HTTP does not use encryption

during verification, and HTTPS uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which

requires a certificate to provide encryption. The certificate is presented to the

user at connection time.
The initial Web page that a user sees when he or she connects to the Captive

Portal can be customized. You can change the logo, color schemes, welcome

messages, and all text on the page, including the field and button labels. The

welcome page the user sees after a successful verification or authentication

can also be customized.