MAC authentication Bypass with Guest Captive Portal

Is it possible to enable MAC authentication (filtering) on a zone/subnet that is configured for an external captive portal? We want to send MAC authentication requests to our RADIUS server and if it receives an Access-Accept back, the user should bypass the captive portal and be online, else, forward to the configured splash URL as configured.
Thanks,
James
Category: Mid Range Firewalls
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I've spotted the Bypass option when enabling the Captive Portal, but the only option seems to be "All MAC addresses" or a MAC object. No way to use a RADIUS server for the list?
Thanks,
James
Anyone got thoughts on this? Thanks
Sorry to bump, but really hoping for an answer...
Thanks
Hi @jw_pw,
Thanks for reaching out to SonicWall Community.
I ran your question by a Solutions Engineer and their response is as follows:
"Yes – the MAC Filtering can be utilized on the respective Zones using the MAC address objects. Try enforcing the MAC filtering from the Zone that’s in question. "
Let me know if that helps!
Ena Bevrnja
SonicWall Community Manager
Hi @EnaBev
Does that mean you can use a RADIUS server for MAC filtering (when using a captive portal on the same zone/WLAN) or is the filtering only a manual inputted list?
Thanks
James
Hi @jw_pw,
Here is the response I received regarding your question:
"Yes. You can enable the Guest Services for External Captive Portal with RADIUS Server has to be configured in the RADIUS Server tab as per below screenshot."
Ena Bevrnja
SonicWall Community Manager
Hi @EnaBev This isn't quite what I'm asking. I know we can use RADIUS server for the captive portal, but what I need to know is can we use a RADIUS server for MAC filtering (which is before the captive portal at layer 2).
Thanks
James