Abstract: A system (100) and method (200) are disclosed for scalable captive portal and re-direct. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an authenticating server (114) having a controller (302) that manages operations of network application server (104) and a plurality of network routers (106). The controller can be programmed to receive a request for authenticating or authorizing a user (108, 110) via one of the plurality of network routers, authenticate or authorize the user when received authentication or authorization information matches stored information (120), and instruct the network application server to route traffic via one among the plurality of network routers to a captured portal at a webserver (112). The controller can be further programmed to capture (204) a portal during the authenticating or authorizing step and to load balance (208) traffic to the plurality of network routers. Additional embodiments are disclosed.