Operation: Web Authentication Settings
Description: Web Authentication Settings 

Sample Configuration
<WebAuthentication> <WebAuthenticationSettings> <UseKerberosForADSSO>Enable/Disable</UseKerberosForADSSO> <DisplayCaptivePortalLink>Enable/Disable</DisplayCaptivePortalLink> <UseHTTPS>Enable/Disable</UseHTTPS> <LogOutUserSetting>Portal closed/User inactive/Never</LogOutUserSetting> <DisplayUserPortalLink>Enable/Disable</DisplayUserPortalLink> <DisplayWebpageAfterLogin>Enable/Disable</DisplayWebpageAfterLogin> <OpenWebpageInNewWindow>Enable/Disable</OpenWebpageInNewWindow> <WebpageToDisplay>User requested URL/Custom URL</WebpageToDisplay> <CustomURL>http://www.example.com</CustomURL> <BytesRequired>100</BytesRequired> <MinutesRequired>10</MinutesRequired> </WebAuthenticationSettings> </WebAuthentication>



Parameter Mandatory Default Description
OpenWebpageInNewWindowNo Enable 
Select 'Enable' to open the webpage in a new window. Select 'Disable' to open the webpage in the Captive Portal window.
OpenWebpageInNewWindow confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Enable' are allowed.
UseKerberosForADSSONo Enable 
Select 'Enable' to use Kerberos for AD SSO authentication along with NTLM. Select 'Disable' to only use NTLM.
UseKerberosForADSSO confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable', 'Disable' are allowed.
DisplayUserPortalLinkNo Enable 
Enable to show user portal link on the Captive Portal page.
DisplayUserPortalLink confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable', 'Disable' are allowed.
BytesRequiredNo 100 
Specify threshold value in bytes used to determine whether user is active.
BytesRequired confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Maximum digits allowed are 10.
CustomURLNo  
Specify the custom URL that the user should be redirected to after logging in to the Captive Portal page.
WebpageToDisplayNo User requested URL 
Specify whether the user should be directed to a custom URL or the URL they originally requested after logging into the Captive Portal page.
WebpageToDisplay confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'User requested URL', 'Custom URL' are allowed.
MinutesRequiredNo  
Specify value in minutes used to determine whether user is active.
MinutesRequired confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Datatype is 'INTEGER'.
  • Range 3 to 1440 is allowed.
  • Maximum digits allowed are 4.
DisplayWebpageAfterLoginNo Enable 
Select 'Enable' to display a webpage to the user after logging in to the Captive Portal page.
DisplayWebpageAfterLogin confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable', 'Disable' are allowed.
DisplayCaptivePortalLinkNo Enable 
Select 'Enable' to redirect unauthenticated user to the Captive Portal. Select 'Disable' to display 'Access Denied' message to the user.
DisplayCaptivePortalLink confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Disable', 'Enable' are allowed.
UseHTTPSNo Enable 
Use HTTPS for secure access to Captive Portal page.
UseHTTPS confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Enable', 'Disable' are allowed.
LogOutUserSettingNo Portal closed 
Setting to determine when user should be logged out.
LogOutUserSetting confines to:
  • Type is 'SCALAR'.
  • Only 'Portal closed', 'User inactive', 'Never' are allowed.



Operation   Status   Message
Web Authentication Settings200
Web Authentication Settings500


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