Chapter 10: Captive Portal - Cisco WAP131 Administration Manual

Captive Portal
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Cisco WAP131 and WAP351 Administration Guide
This chapter describes the Captive Portal (CP) feature, which allows you to block
the wireless clients from accessing the network until the user verification has been
established. You can configure the CP verification to allow access for both guest
and authenticated users.
The Captive Portal feature is available only on the Cisco WAP351. The Cisco
WAP131 does not support Captive Portal.
Authenticated users must be validated against a database of authorized CP
groups or users before the access is granted. The database can be stored locally
on the WAP device or on a RADIUS server.
Captive Portal consists of two CP instances. Each instance can be configured
independently, with different verification methods for each VAP or SSID. The Cisco
WAP351 devices operate concurrently with some VAPs configured for CP
authentication and other VAPs configured for normal wireless authentication
methods, such as WPA or WPA Enterprise.
This chapter includes these topics:
• Global Configuration
• Local Groups/Users
• Instance Configuration
• Instance Association
• Web Portal Customization
• Authenticated Clients
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