After successful authentication, a Public Spot gives the user access to certain services. The Public Spot usually displays a login website to allow users to authenticate themselves. The user enters the authorization credentials into the login page and the Public Spot then redirects the user to the allowed sites.
In some applications, authentication via web site may not be desired or not possible, as the following examples illustrate:
- The end device does not have a browser and therefore cannot open the login page.
- Manually accessing the login page may be undesirable, such as when carrying out a performance test.
Automatic authentication on the Public Spot with a MAC address makes it possible to use the Public Spot without first opening the login page. The administrator enters the MAC addresses of the corresponding end device into the table of permissible MAC addresses under .