DELL N3000 User Manual

Configuring Port and System Security

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Captive Portal

This section describes how to configure the Captive Portal feature.
The topics covered in this section include:

Captive Portal Overview

A Captive Portal helps manage or restrict network access. Captive Portals are

often used in locations that provide wired Internet access to customers, such

as business centers and hotels. For example, a hotel might provide an

Ethernet port in each room so that guests can connect to the Internet during

their stay. The hotel might charge for Internet use, or the hotel might allow

guests to connect only after they indicate that they have read and agree to the

acceptable use policy.

What Does Captive Portal Do?

The Captive Portal feature allows you to require a user to enter login

information on a custom Web page before gaining access to the network.

When the user connects to the port and opens a browser, the user is

presented with a welcome screen. To gain network access, the user must enter

a username (for guest access) or a username and password (for authenticated

access) and accept the terms of use. You can also configure the Captive Portal

feature to redirect the user to another web page after successful

authentication, for example your company home page.