In this window, specify the settings for authentication to the network.
The following authentication modes are available:
- No authentication requiredUsers get free access to the Public Spot, authentication is not required.Note: Do not use this setting if your device has unlimited access to the Internet.
- No credentials required (login after agreement)Users get free access to the Public Spot after they accept the operator's terms of use (one-click login). With a RADIUS server, login is completely transparent for the user. The prerequisite is that you have set up an individual welcome page with its own terms of use: In this case, the Public Spot initially forwards a user to the welcome page, where he must agree to the terms of use. After confirmation, the device automatically creates a user account according to the default values in the Add user wizard (under ) and provides access to the connected network.
Under Login after agreement you specify the framework conditions for the creation of free user accounts by the RADIUS server:
- Maximum requests per hour: Specify how many users per hour can automatically create an account on the device. Decrease this value to reduce performance degradation caused by an excessive number of users.
- Accounts per day: Specify how many accounts a user may create per day. If this value is reached and the user session has expired, a user can not automatically register and get authenticated on the Public Spot for the rest of the day.
- Username prefix: Enter a prefix which can be used to identify the user in the RADIUS user table that the device created automatically after confirmation of the terms of use.
Note: To load a custom welcome page (htm, html) on the device, use the upload function under and reference this file under in the field Page address (URL) with file://pbspot_template_welcome. Templates for a welcome page and detailed information for uploading your own templates is available on the Internet in the LANCOM Support Knowledge Base under Implementing your own websites.Note: The terms featured on the Welcome screen are not to be confused with the terms-of-use page itself. The Terms of use page is a special page that is displayed only after a separate activation in connection with notification by e-mail/SMS.Note: If no welcome page is set up, the device displays an error message when accessing the Public Spot. - Authenticate with name and passwordUsers log on to the Public Spot with their name and their password. Users get their login data from a network administrator as a voucher.
- Authenticate with name, password and MAC addressUsers log on to the Public Spot with their name and their password. Users get their login data from a network administrator as a voucher. For this login mode, the MAC address of the client must also match the one stored in the user list by the administrator.
- Login data will be sent by e-mailUsers log on to the Public Spot with their name and their password. Users generate the credentials themselves, and the data is sent via e-mail. No action by an administrator is necessary.
- Login data will be sent by SMS (text message)Users log on to the Public Spot with their name and their password. Users generate the credentials themselves, and the data is sent by SMS (text message). No action by an administrator is necessary.