Creating a User Defined Interface
The hotspot modules – Captive Portal and Subscriber Portal – require a user defined interface
to communicate with the hotspot AP. The controller uses this user defined interface (which you
will need to create) to receive hotspot logon data from hotspot users.
This section describes how to create a user defined interface that you can use for the hotspot
portal and how to enable the northbound portal interface.
Follow these steps to create a user defined interface.
1. Go to Configuration > System > Cluster Planes.
2. In the Control Plane section, click the control plane on which you want to create the user
defined interface for the hotspot portal.
The Edit Control Plane Network Settings form appears.
3. Click the User Defined Interface tab.
4. Click Create New.
Empty boxes on the User Defined Interface tab appear.
5. Configure the following interface settings:
• Name: Assign a name to this user defined interface.
• IP Address
• Subnet Mask
• Gateway
• VLAN: Assign a VLAN ID to the user defined interface.
• Physical Interface: Select Control Interface.
• Service: Select Hotspot.
6. Click Apply.
A confirmation message appears.
7. Click Yes.
The controller restarts automatically and applies the changes you made to the user defined
interface. When the controller completes applying the changes, the following message appears:
Control plane configuration updated successfully.
8. Click Close at the bottom of the form to close it.
9. Go to Configuration > System > General System Settings.
NOTE: If you are using the internal Subscriber Portal, skip Step 10 and Step 11. The controller
automatically generates a 32-character random password for the northbound portal interface.
If you are using an external Subscriber Portal, set the northbound portal interface password
on the General System Settings page, and then enter the password in Step 10.
10. In the Northbound Portal Interface section, type the password for the northbound interface
in the box provided.
11. Click Apply.
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