Meter offers a simple integrated Captive Portal that can be used to have users accept terms and conditions before using the network and redirect them to a certain URL once they accept.
Currently, the integrated Captive Portal does not collect user information (i.e Email, Name, Room #, etc.) Therefore it cannot be used to provide temporary internet access. If this is required you can use an external Captive Portal and point to the external portal in the Meter Dashboard.
To enable the Captive Portal log into the Dashboard and navigate to Network-wide > Captive portal.
On this screen, you will see a preview of the Captive portal and configurable options on the right-hand side. These options are:
External (coming soon) - If toggled ON you will have another field to enter the URL of your external Captive portal. If left OFF the integrated Captive portal will be used.
VLANs - Select which VLANs you’d like to have intercepted by the Captive Portal.
Redirect URL - Enter the URL users will be redirected to after accepting the terms. If left blank www.meter.com is the default.
Allowed Hosts (Coming soon) - URLs that can be reachable without accepting Captive Portal terms and conditions.
Authorization Time - How long a device can stay connected before re-accepting terms and conditions.
Background and Font Colors - Use HTML color codes to change font and background colors.
Logo - Upload a custom image. This will replace the ‘meter’ logo on the portal.
Call to action - The text that will be displayed on the button to accept terms and conditions and/or connect to the Wi-Fi.
Terms & Conditions (optional) - Enter the Terms and Conditions required to be accepted by users before using the network.
After saving your changes - the Captive Portal will automatically be enabled for your selected VLANs. Users will be redirected to the Captive Portal after they authenticate to the network.
You will also now see an ‘Activity’ section in your Captive Portal settings. (coming soon)
Here you can view devices that have connected to the network via the Captive Portal.
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