User Experience: SputnikNet Express Splash and Welcome Page Themes
How to customize the appearance of your SputnikNet Express splash and welcome pages using your brand combined with location-aware page themes from Google, Yahoo, MSN, and Sputnik.
Log into your SputnikNet Express Account.
Log into SputnikNet Express as described in the chapter titled "Getting Started with SputnikNet Express".
Captive portal settings and venue graphics.
Click on the "portal" tab to set up venue information and upload graphics to your splash and welcome pages.
- the splash page is the click-through page that users first see when they access the internet through your Sputnik-powered device; it includes your brand
- the welcome page is the page that users see after they click through the splash page; it contains your brand, content pulled from a Google, MSN, Yahoo! or Sputnik theme (whichever you choose), and advertising
Be sure the following fields are filled out:
- Venue Name: the title that will appear on your splash and welcome pages.
- Venue Type: the type of venue where the Sputnik-powered device is installed. There are over 100 possible venue types; try to pick the one that matches best. Venue information is used, along with location information, to insert ads into the welcome page.
- Portal Theme: select Google, MSN, Yahoo! or Sputnik to define the theme for your welcome page.
Click "Update" for any changes to take effect.
Upload graphics to splash and welcome pages.
Click "Choose File" to select locally stored graphics for your splash and welcome pages.
Splash page graphics should be no larger than 640x480 pixels. Welcome page graphics should be no larger than 300x125 pixels.
Update your splash and welcome pages.
Click "Update" to apply your changes to your splash and welcome pages.
If you need more control over captive portal pages, check out SputnikNet's capabilities in the section titled "Branding Networks with SputnikNet".
Splash page with your brand.
The user will see your branded splash page when they connect to your network. Accessing the internet is hassle-free-- once they "Click to get on-line", they have internet connectivity.
Welcome page with your brand - Google theme.
Since the Google theme was selected, after users connect to the internet they see your brand with the Google page theme.
The Google page theme includes a map of your location and location-aware links for:
- Weather
- Movies
- Local search
SputnikNet Express welcome pages show advertising from our sponsors. If you want to control and monetize advertising on your site, see "Advertising with SputnikNet".
Location-aware weather.
For example, if the user clicks on the "Weather" link, they'll see a Google search result for a weather forecast for your region.
Changing to a Sputnik page theme.
You can easily change page themes by simply selecting the one you want from the "Portal Theme" pop-up menu.
Welcome page with your brand - Sputnik theme.
The Sputnik page theme includes your brand and a sponsorship note.
SputnikNet Express welcome pages show advertising from our sponsors. If you want to control and monetize advertising on your site, see "Advertising with SputnikNet".
Changing to a Yahoo! page theme.
You can easily change page themes by simply selecting the one you want from the "Portal Theme" pop-up menu.
Welcome page with your brand - Yahoo! theme.
The Yahoo! page theme includes a map of your location and location-aware links for:
- Weather
- Movies
- Local search
SputnikNet Express welcome pages show advertising from our sponsors. If you want to control and monetize advertising on your site, see "Advertising with SputnikNet".
Changing to an MSN (Microsoft Network) page theme.
You can easily change page themes by simply selecting the one you want from the "Portal Theme" pop-up menu.
Welcome page with your brand - MSN theme.
The MSN (Microsoft Network) page theme includes a map of your location.
SputnikNet Express welcome pages show advertising from our sponsors. If you want to control and monetize advertising on your site, see "Advertising with SputnikNet".