Environment- To reduce the captive portal or web-server load on the controller
Answer- Starting from ArubaOS 6.3.1.15, the show web-server command is renamed to show web-server profile.
The following parameter is introduced as part of the output of the show web-server profile command:
Enable bypass captive portal landing page -- Bypasses captive portal landing page. This enhancement is added to reduce the load on the controller for non-browser applications on smart devices like iPhone, iPad, and more. By default it is false(disable).
web-server profile:
Starting from ArubaOS 6.3.1.15, the web-server command is renamed to web-server profile.
The following parameter is introduced in the web-server profile command:
bypass-cp-landing-page -- Bypasses captive portal landing page. This enhancement is added to reduce the load on the controller for non-browser applications on smart devices like iPhone, iPad, and more.
(Aruba7240) #show web-server profile
Web Server Configuration
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Parameter Value
--------- -----
Cipher Suite Strength high
SSL/TLS Protocol Config tlsv1 tlsv1.1 tlsv1.2
Switch Certificate default
Captive Portal Certificate default
Management user's WebUI access method username/password
User session timeout <30-3600> (seconds) 900
Maximum supported concurrent clients <25-320> 75
Enable WebUI access on HTTPS port (443) false
Web Lync Listen Protocol/Port Config N/A
Enable bypass captive portal landing page false
AnswerLT- (Aruba7240) #show web-server profile
Web Server Configuration
------------------------
Parameter Value
--------- -----
Cipher Suite Strength high
SSL/TLS Protocol Config tlsv1 tlsv1.1 tlsv1.2
Switch Certificate default
Captive Portal Certificate default
Management user's WebUI access method username/password
User session timeout <30-3600> (seconds) 900
Maximum supported concurrent clients <25-320> 75
Enable WebUI access on HTTPS port (443) false
Web Lync Listen Protocol/Port Config N/A
Enable bypass captive portal landing page false
Internal Note- Verified and tested in 6.3.1.15 image version