Configuring Web redirect
Web redirect is a simplified portal feature. With Web redirect, a user does not perform portal authentication but is directly redirected to the specified URL on the first Web access attempt in a browser. After the specified redirect interval, the user is redirected from the visiting website to the specified URL again.
Web redirect can provide ISPs with extended services. For example, the ISPs can place advertisements and publish information on the redirected webpage.
On Etherchannel interfaces, both Web redirect and portal authentication can be enabled at the same time. When portal authentication and Web redirect are both enabled on an interface, the device redirects users on the interface as follows:
The device redirects the first HTTP request of a user to the specified URL. Then, the device redirects the next HTTP request of the user to the portal authentication page. After the user logs out, the user is redirected to the specified URL again at the first Web access.
After the specified redirect interval, a user is redirected to the specified URL regardless of whether the user is online or not. This process does not cause online users to be offline.
When you configure Web redirect, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
Web redirect does not work when both Web redirect and portal authentication are enabled.
The Web redirect feature takes effect only on HTTP packets that use the default port number 80.
To configure Web redirect:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter interface view. | interface interface-type interface-number | N/A |
3. Configure Web redirect. | web-redirect [ ipv6 ] url url-string [ interval interval ] | By default, Web redirect is disabled. |