Hotspot
Hotspot authentication modes
LR54 User Guide
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Hotspot authentication modes
During hotspot configuration, you select one the following authentication modes for the hotspot:
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Click-through
: Requires each user to accept the terms and conditions. The sample HTML page
included with your LR54 device for click-through authentication is
terms.html
.
See
for information about configuring hotspot for click-through
authentication.
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Local shared password
: Requires each user to enter a password. This password is validated
locally on the LR54 device, and the password is the same for all users. The sample HTML page
included with your LR54 device for local shared password authentication is
password.html
.
See
Configure the hotspot to use local shared password authentication
for information about
configuring hotspot for local shared password authentication.
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RADIUS shared password
: Requires each user to enter a password. This password is validated
by an external RADIUS server, and the password is the same for all users. The RADIUS server
should be "white listed" by including it in the
Walled garden
>
Allowed domains
or
Walled
garden
>
Allowed subnets
setting for the hotspot, which allows unauthenticated hotspot
clients to access the server for authentication. The sample HTML page included with your LR54
device for RADIUS shared password authentication is
password.html
.
See
Configure the hotspot to use RADIUS shared password authentication
for information
about configuring hotspot for RADIUS shared password authentication.
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RADIUS users
: Requires each user to enter username and password credentials that are
established on an external RADIUS server. The credentials are validated by the RADIUS server.
The RADIUS server should be "white listed" by including it in the
Walled garden
>
Allowed
domains
or
Walled garden
>
Allowed subnets
setting for the hotspot, which allows
unauthenticated hotspot clients to access the server for authentication. The sample HTML
page included with your LR54 device for RADIUS shared password authentication is
login.html
.
See
Configure the hotspot to use RADIUS users authentication
for information about
configuring hotspot for RADIUS users authentication.
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HotspotSystem
: Requires each user to be authenticated by HotspotSystem, a cloud hotspot
service that supports various free and paid authentication methods, including social media
account, SMS, voucher, and PayPal. Domains needed for HotspotSystem authenticatiuon,
payment options, and social media login should be "white listed" by including them in the
Walled garden
>
Allowed domains
or
Walled garden
>
Allowed subnets
setting for the
hotspot, which allows unauthenticated hotspot clients to access them for authentication.
When
HotspotSystem
is selected for the authentication mode, the browser is redirected to the
HotspotSystem
web page.
See
Configure the hotspot to use HotspotSystem authentication
for information about
configuring hotspot for HotspotSystem authentication.
Prior to authentication, a hotspot client that attempts to make an HTTP request to any domain other
than those included in white-listed sites in the
Walled garden
>
Allowed domains
or
Walled garden
>
Allowed subnets
settings will be redirected to the login webpage. HTTPS requests will time out,
because the hotspot cannot provide a valid SSL certificate for the requested domain. Requests made
via any other protocol will also time out. Most operating systems will detect this scenario and
automatically notify users to open the login page in a web browser.