Simple Click-Through with Terms of Service
How to use guest authentication to create a simple click-through captive portal with terms of service.
Create a new authentication system.
Click on MANAGE > Authentication, and from this page, click on the + symbol to add a new authentication system.
Make it a guest authentication system.
Choose Type: Guest.
Name your guest authentication system and save it.
Provide a name and click "Add New Authentication System".
Configure guest authentication settings.
- Leave "Allow DHCP login" and "Require Access Code" unchecked. This will force the user to click a login button on a captive portal page to get internet access, but will not require that they enter a code.
- Select Expiration if you want to limit how much time they guest can use your Wi-Fi network You can also set a blackout period to prevent them from re-logging in until a defined amount of time has expired.
- Check "Display Greeting" if you want to show a greeting on the captive portal's login form.
- Enter text or HTML into the "Proceed Label" field. This text is show above the login field/button.
- Enter text or HTML into the "Proceed Button Text" field. This text is shown to the left of the login button.
Click "Save Settings" to apply your new settings.
Create a new captive portal or edit an existing one.
Browse to MANAGE > Portals and click on the + button to create a new portal.
Design your captive portal page with terms of service.
Here we've used CSS styles to design the terms of service legal copy. The height, width, and overflow: auto styles insert the terms of service copy into a box with a scrollbar. You can use CSS/JavaScript here to make things look much nicer!
Apply your authentication system to your portal.
Once your captive portal design is complete, click on its "Authentication" page. Type the first few letters of the guest authentication system and click Add. Then apply your captive portal to one or more Sputnik-powered devices ("routers"). Remove any extraneous authentication systems.
Apply your authentication system to a captive portal; apply your captive portal to a Sputnik-powered device.
Finally, test your click-through authentication system by logging on as a user.