Technical Tip: FortiGate managed FortiAP with External Captive Portal authentication

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Description	This article shows the high-level traffic workflow used for External Captive Portal authentication on a FortiAP managed by FortiGate setup.
Scope	FortiGate, FortiAP.
Solution	Workflow: Steps: The endpoint will associate with AP but since the authentication method is a Captive Portal with external authentication, FortiAP cannot be set up as a local-standalone, so FortiGate will handle the association process. After association, the endpoint will browse the Internet (original request) and will be redirected by the FortiAP to the external Captive Portal. The Endpoint will authenticate through the Captive Portal and since the FortiAP is not Standalone the login information will be redirected to FortiGate local Captive Portal. FortiGate will redirect the Endpoint to the original requested URL. SSID Config: