Hi guys!
I've just started using Aruba APs, I'm using an external login (splash) page for my captive portal setup - at the moment Aruba just looks for a 'success' confirmation text in the output to grant wi-fi access.
I noticed that many people use RADIUS together with external login pages and I can't figure out why? Could anybody clarify please?
I mean, if users credentials are stored elsewhere (presumably in the same application that provides login pages), why add extra complexity? Why would somebody choose RADIUS auth over success text auth?
Also, what credentials would Aruba AP even send to RADIUS? The login page is external so Aruba doesn't get the username/password pair (unless you point external form back to APs built-in web-server?)
Thanks in advance!