The invention provides a method, a
system and a device for authenticating a portal in a
wireless network. The method comprises the following steps: after receiving an authenticating request of a mobile terminal (STA) by a
wireless access point (AP), transmitting the authenticating request to an accessing controller (AC) through the control of the
wireless accessing point and a supply protocol (
CAPWAP) tunnel, and forwarding the authenticating request to a portal
server by the AC; after the AC successfully authenticates the STA by the Portal
server, transmitting configuration information to indicate the AP to start a local forwarding function to the STA through the
CAPWAP tunnel by the AC; and after learning a condition that the STA quits the
authentication, transmitting configuration information to indicate the AP to close the local
retransmission function to the STA through the
CAPWAP tunnel. The invention is capable of using a prior network
authentication framework to perform a Portal
authentication under the condition of an AP local
retransmission without extra increasing authenticating apparatuses, thereby saving the networking cost.