Setting up the XML interface

The following section describes how to set up the XML interface.

Using Management > Admin > Further administrators you create a new administrator with the function right Public Spot XML interface.

This is the administrator account that the (external) gateway uses to send its XML requests to the Public Spot XML interface.

Important: The new administrator should not have any further Public Spot function rights, since they represent a potential security risk in combination with the XML interface (e.g., if the communication between XML sender and device is unencrypted).
You enable the XML interface in Public Spot > Server in the section External hotspot gateway and RADIUS authentication.

Incoming XML requests are forwarded by the Public Spot either to the internal RADIUS server or, if an external RADIUS server is used via a realm, to the external RADIUS server
In the section Allow access without authentication click on the button Free Networks and add a new network. Enter the Name/IP address of the login page. In Netmask enter 255.255.255.255.

When defined as a free network, the user has direct access to the login page of the gateway without having to login to the Public Spot first.
Configure the gateway so that it sends the user's session data to the Public Spot XML interface as an XML file.
For questions about configuring the gateway, please refer to the applicable service provider.