Setup Segments
2 min
overview segments function as user defined profiles grouping specific sets of users within an enterprise (e g , corporate, guest) each segment operates similarly to a vlan in traditional networking and encompasses both wired and wireless devices a single segment can extend across multiple locations or be applied enterprise wide configuring segments log in to the nile portal in the left navigation, select network setup > segments click on the ' + ' sign to create a new segment configure the following general info enter a name for the segment service areas select one or multiple sites, buildings, or zones for example, a corporate segment can span all corporate sites, with each site using its own authentication method and subnet authentication for each site, select a custom radius server or the default nile radius from the dropdown note custom radius servers appear only after you configure them under authentication dhcp select the dhcp server to use for each site subnets for each site, select the subnets configured on the selected dhcp server from the dropdown typically, one subnet per segment advanced wired self register allows wired users to self‑register their devices without administrator intervention walled garden define the list of urls accessible before authentication (e g , help pages, login portals) click save to complete configuration
