In particular circumstances, you may want to present a specific message via a webpage to your network users. Consider informing your network users that they have exceeded their usage quota. An HTML Response object can be created so that the Exinda appliance will host the webpage. This HTML Response object can then be used in an Optimizer policy to present the webpage.
To create an HTML Response object all you need is a name and the html of the webpage.
Figure - Creating a HTML Response object
Where do I find this configuration?
Go to Configuration > Objects > HTML Response.
To create an html response webpage object
Enter the HTML code in the HTML Response field.
Any HTML and embedded CSS or Javascript can be used.
Optionally, press the Preview button.
A new browser window will appear that shows you what your webpage will look like.
Click the Add Response button.
The object is added to the list of configured HTML response objects. You can also preview the webpage by pressing the Preview button in the list of HTML Response objects.
The object is now ready to be used within a policy.
E X A M P L E
Create a webpage that states that the user has reached their daily data limit.
Enter the following as the HTML Response:
<html>
<head>
<style>
hr {color:sienna;}
p {margin-left:20px;font-family:Verdana;}
</style>
</head>
<body style="background:#e3e9ef">
<div style="padding:30px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:80%;background:white">
<p style="color:#79c157;font-size:20pt;">OOPS! YOU'VE REACHED </br>
<span style="color:#3da58e;font-size:20pt;">YOUR DAILY DATA LIMIT</span></p>
<hr>
<p style="color:#515151;">Thank you for visiting the Springfield Mall. Please come again.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Upon pressing the Preview button, you will see a new browser window displaying the following:
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