HOW-TO

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CREATE CUSTOM USE POLICY FOR CAPTIVE PORTAL

DATE: 05.12.2017

VERSION: Network Sentry 7 & 8

The Terms of Use Policy (also known as Usage Policy or Acceptable Use Policy (AUP))

can be customized using the Content Editor in the Network Sentry Administrative UI

Portal Configuration. The details can be entered as text in the Usage Policy Contents

field. In some cases, however, it may be desired to provide a separate page to display the

terms. Instead of developing a page using HTML, this can be done through the use of a

PDF file.

The steps in this document provide the following end user experience:

1. A client isolated in the registration VLAN opens their browser and is presented

with instructions to click a hot link to review the Usage Policy.

2. When the link is clicked, the customized Usage Policy PDF is displayed in a

separate browser tab for viewing.

3. Once the user clicks the “Agree” button, they are redirected to the Login Menu

where they can proceed with the registration process.

Procedure

1. Create a PDF document containing the Usage Policy details.

2. In the Administrative UI, navigate to System > Portal Configuration.

3. Select the appropriate portal from the drill down (if multiple portals are

configured), expand Registration and click Usage Policy.

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4. Enter text similar to the example below in the Usage Policy Contents field:

Acceptable Use Policy <p>Above is our basic Terms of Use Policy.</p> <p><a href="http://hostname.domain.tld/registration/img/<PDF filename>" target=_blank">click this link to view the detailed usage policy</a>.</p>

Where

hostname.domain.tld = Fully Qualified Domain Name of the Network Sentry

Server/Application Server.

PDF filename = the PDF created in step 1.

Example

http://guardian.bradfordnetworks.com/registration/img/test.pdf" target=_blank

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5. Upload the PDF file to Network Sentry.

a. Click the Images tab

b. Click Upload Image

c. Select the PDF containing the detailed usage policy and click Open.

6. Click Apply.

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Validate Usage Policy Page Before Activating

1. Browse to the Policy Page using the URL

http(s)://hostname.domain.tld/registration/Policy.jsp

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2. Click on the link to view the detail usage policy. The PDF will be displayed in a

separate tab.

Close the tab containing the Usage Policy.

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3. Accept the Usage Policy by clicking Agree. The browser is redirected to the

Login Menu.

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Activate Usage Policy

When a browser is first opened while in the Registration VLAN, the browser is

automatically directed to the URL

http(s)://hostname.domain.tld/registration/index-registration.jsp

By default, the Login Menu is displayed when accessing this URL. Configure Network

Sentry such that the Usage Policy is displayed instead.

1. Navigate to System > Portal Configuration

2. Expand Global and click Settings.

3. Check the box next to Show Usage Policy Before Registration.

Now when a user accesses the Captive Portal in the Registration VLAN, they will have to

agree to the Usage Policy before given the opportunity to register.