Portal-based WLANs
There are many types of portal-based WLANs and they can be distinguished based on where
the user credentials are stored, and where the portal page is hosted.
Table 7: Portal-based WLANs
Portal on which WLAN is
Hosted
User CredentialWLAN Type
APGuest passes on the controllerGuest
External portal server or internal
portal on the controller
RADIUS server. LDAP/Active
Directory from SmartZone
release 3.2 and later
Hotspot (WISPr)
APRADIUS/LDAP/Active DirectoryWeb Auth
Guest and WebAuth WLAN portals are hosted on the controller AP with limited customization.
WISPr WLANs are usually hosted on external portal servers providing the flexibility to customize.
WISPr WLANs allow for sophisticated customization such as providing a customized login page
which could include locale information, advertisements etc.
WISPr WLANs can also be configured to bypass the authentication portal such that if an end
user device’s MAC address (as a credential) is stored on a RADIUS server, there is no need to
redirect the end user to the portal server for authentication.
Characteristics of portal-based WLANs
Portal-based WLANs have the following characteristics:
• WebAuth WLAN
• Does not provide and option to modify the portal (WYSIWYG)
• User authentication is done by the RADIUS server, LDAP and Active Directory
• Allows redirecting user web pages
• Guest WLAN
• Provides and option to modify the portal elements such as the logo, Terms and Conditions,
title etc
• User authentication is by using guest passphrases or select the Always Accepted option
• Allows redirecting user web pages
• Does not posses a local database, LDAP, Active Directory or RADIUS server
• Hotspot (WISPr) WLAN
Internal Portal
• Provides and option to modify the portal elements such as the logo, Terms and Conditions,
title etc
• Allows redirecting user web pages
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