Configuring Captive Portal 447
Configuring Captive Portal (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands you use to create and 
configure Captive Portal settings. For more information about the 
commands, see the 
PowerConnect 7000 Series CLI Reference Guide
 at 
support.dell.com/manuals. 
Configuring Global Captive Portal Settings
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to 
configure global Captive Portal settings.
Command Purpose
configure Enter global configuration mode.
captive-portal Enter Captive Portal mode.
http port 
port-num
(Optional) Configure an additional HTTP port for 
Captive Portal to monitor. Use this command on networks 
that use an HTTP proxy server. 
port-num
 — The port number to monitor (Range: 
1–65535, excluding ports 80, 443, and the configured 
switch management port).
https port 
port-num
(Optional) Configure an additional HTTPS port for 
Captive Portal to monitor. Use this command on networks 
that use an HTTPS proxy server. 
port-num
 — The port number to monitor Range: 
1–65535, excluding ports 80, 443, and the configured 
switch management port).
authentication timeout 
timeout
 
(Optional) Configure the number of seconds the user has 
to enter valid credentials into the verification page. If the 
user exceeds the configured timeout, the verification page 
needs to be served again in order for the client to gain 
access to the network. 
timeout
 — The authentication timeout (Range: 60–600 
seconds).
enable Globally enable the Captive Portal feature.