External Portal

Procedure

• Perform global settings for the external Portal server.
  1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > AAA > Portal Server Global Configuration and click the External Portal tab, as shown in Figure 1.
     Figure 1 External Portal
     
     

     Table 1 describes the parameters on the page.

     Table 1 Global settings for the external Portal server

     Parameter	Description
     Maximum number of STAs	Maximum number of Portal authentication users allowed on the device. The value is in the range from 1 to 10000.
     Huawei Portal protocol
     Portal protocol version	Portal protocol version supported by the device. NOTE: The version V2.0 is widely used currently. To ensure smooth communication, use the default setting (V1 and V2) so that the device uses both versions.
     Port number for listening to Portal packets	Port number used by the device to listen to Portal protocol packets. The value is in the range from 1024 to 55535.
     HTTP protocol The following parameters are available only when HTTP protocol is selected.
     HTTP interoperation mode	HTTP or HTTPS protocol for Portal authentication.
     SSL policy	Name of an SSL policy. This parameter can be configured only when HTTP interoperation mode is set to HTTPS-based.
     Port number for listening to HTTP packets	Port number used by the device to listen to HTTP protocol packets. The value is in the range from 1025 to 65535.

  2. Click Apply. In the dialog box that is displayed, click OK.
• Create a Portal authentication server.
  1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > AAA > Portal Server Global Configuration and click the External Portal tab.
  2. Click Create under Portal Authentication Server List. The Create Authentication Server page is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.
     Figure 2 Create Authentication Server
     
     
     Table 2 describes the parameters on the page.

     Table 2 Parameters for creating a Portal authentication server

     Parameter	Description
     Server name	Portal server name to identify a Portal server.
     Server IP	IP address for the Portal server.
     Shared key	Shared key that the device uses to exchange information with the Portal server.
     Packet port number	Port number that the device uses to listen on Portal protocol packets.
     URL	URL of the Portal server.
     URL Option Settings
     LSW IP address keyword/LSW IP address	IP address of the device carried in the URL, name of the parameter displayed in the URL, and redirection parameter value.
     LSW MAC address keyword	MAC address of the device carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     User MAC address keyword	Access user's MAC address carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     User IP address keyword	Access user's IP address carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     User access URL keyword	Original access URL carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     AP IP address keyword	AP IP address carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     AP MAC address keyword	AP MAC address carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     SSID keyword	SSID with which a user is associated in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     System name keyword	System name of the access device carried in the URL and the name of the parameter displayed in the URL.
     Login URL keyword/Login URL	Login URL keyword and login URL.
     MAC address format	No separator Normal: sets the MAC address format to XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. You can specify a character as the delimiter. Compact: sets the MAC address format to XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. You can specify a character as the delimiter.
     Separator	Separator, which contains one character.
     Encrypted parameter name	Name of an encrypted parameter in the URL.
     Encryption vector name	Name of an encryption vector.
     Encryption key	Encryption key.
     Server Detection Configuration
     Portal server detection	Whether to enable the Portal server detection function.
     Detection interval	Portal server detection interval.
     Maximum number of detection failures	Maximum number of Portal server detection failures.
     Minimum number of Portal servers in up state	Minimum number of Portal servers in Up state.
     Action after the number of detection failures exceeds the maximum	Action taken when the maximum number of detection failures on the Portal server is exceeded.
     Parameter Parsing Configuration
     Protocol type	Protocol type.
     Password encryption mode	Password encryption mode.
     User name keyword	User name keyword.
     Password keyword	Password keyword.
     Original URL keyword	Original URL keyword.
     Login success response	Login success response mode.
     Login failure response	Login failure response mode.
     Command keyword	Command keyword.
     String identifying the user login command	String for identifying the user login command.
     String identifying the user logout command	String for identifying the user logout command.
     User MAC address keyword	User MAC address keyword.
     User IP address keyword	User IP address keyword.
     Logout success response	Logout success response mode.
     Logout failure response	Logout failure response mode.

  3. Set parameters for authentication server.
  4. Click OK.
• Modify a Portal authentication server.
  1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > AAA > Portal Server Global Configuration and click the External Portal tab.
  2. Click the name of the authentication server that you want to modify. The authentication server modification page is displayed.
  3. Modify parameters for authentication server. Table 2 describes the parameters for modifying an authentication server.
  4. Click OK.
• Delete an authentication server.
  1. Choose Configuration > Security Services > AAA > Portal Server Global Configuration and click the External Portal tab.
  2. Select the authentication server name and click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the record.
  3. Click OK.