What's the difference between "Normal list" and "Allow list" in client policy?

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Zyxel_Judy
Zyxel_Judy Posts: 962  Zyxel Employee
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Q: After selecting clients from the client table or adding new ones, you can choose a client policy to apply. But what is the difference between "Normal" and "Allow List"?

A:

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Clients under both "Normal list" and "Allow list" policies have capability to connect to the network.

Differences:

  • Normal list: No specific policies are applied to the selected clients. If a captive portal is set up for the SSID, the client must pass through it to gain network access.
  • Allow list: The selected clients to bypass captive portal authentication.

Note: The position to add the client policy:

Adding new clients

Selecting clients from the client table

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