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title: Enabling the authentication portal
description: In the Palo Alto NGFW admin portal, go to Device → User Identification → Captive Portal Settings.
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revdate: January 23, 2024
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# Enabling the authentication portal

## Steps

1. In the Palo Alto NGFW admin portal, go to **Device → User Identification → Captive Portal Settings**.

2. On the **Capture Portal Settings** tab, click the **Gear** icon.

   ![A screen capture of the Captive Portal Settings tab, highlighting the gear icon directly beneath the position of the Captive Portal Settings tab.](_images/vns1602616382786.png)

   ### Result:

   The **Captive Portal** window is displayed.

3. In the **Captive Portal** window, complete the following fields, and then click **OK**.

   1. Select the **Enable Captive Portal** check box.

   2. In the **Mode** section, click **Redirect**.

   3. In the **Redirect Host** field, enter the redirect host name.

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      |   | The redirect host name can be a URL or interface IP address on your firewall. |

   4. From the **SSL/TLS Service Profile** list, select your SSL certificate.

   5. From the **Authentication Profile** list, select your authentication profile.

      ![A screen capture of the Captive Portal window with completed fields.](_images/ige1567603473902.png)