Portal authentication tasks at a glance

To configure portal authentication, perform the following tasks:

1. Configuring a remote or local portal service as needed

   • Configuring a remote portal service

     Configuring a remote portal authentication server

     Configuring a portal Web server

   • Configuring a local portal service

     Configuring local portal service features

     Configuring a portal Web server

2. Enabling portal authentication and specifying a portal Web server

   • Enabling portal authentication on an interface

   • Specifying a portal Web server on an interface

3. (Optional.) Configure parameters for preauthentication portal users

   • Configuring a portal preauthentication domain

   • Specifying a preauthentication IP address pool

4. (Optional.) Specifying a portal authentication domain

5. (Optional.) Controlling portal user access

   • Configuring a portal-free rule

   • Configuring an authentication source subnet

   • Configuring an authentication destination subnet

   • Setting the maximum number of portal users

   • Enabling strict-checking on portal authorization information

   • Allowing only users with DHCP-assigned IP addresses to pass portal authentication

   • Configuring support of Web proxy for portal authentication

   • Enabling portal roaming

   • Configuring the portal fail-permit feature

6. (Optional.) Configuring portal detection features

   • Configuring online detection of portal users

   • Configuring portal authentication server detection

   • Configuring portal Web server detection

   • Configuring portal user synchronization

7. (Optional.) Configuring attributes for portal packets and RADIUS packets

   • Configuring portal packet attributes

     You can configure the BAS-IP or BAS-IPv6 attribute for portal packets and specify the device ID.

   • Configuring attributes for RADIUS packets

     You can configure the NAS-Port-Id attribute format and apply a NAS-ID profile to an interface.

8. (Optional.) Disabling the Rule ARP or ND entry feature for portal clients

9. (Optional.) Configuring online and offline related features for portal users

   • Logging out online portal users

   • Enabling portal user login/logout logging

10. (Optional.) Configuring Web redirect