User Guide

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GWN7000 User Manual
Version 1.0.4.23
CAPTIVE PORTAL
Captive Portal feature on GWN7000 Router allows to define a Landing Page (Web page) that will be
displayed on Wi-Fi clients’ browsers when attempting to access Internet. Once connected to an Ethernet
port or a GWN76xx AP connected to the router, Wired or Wi-Fi clients will be forced to view and interact
with that landing page before Internet access is granted.
The Captive Portal feature can be configured from the GWN7000 Web page, by navigating to “Captive
Portal”.
The page contains three tabs: Policy, Files and Clients.
Policy Configuration Page
The policy configuration page contains options for authentication type used when enabling the captive portal
feature. The following table describes all the settings on this page:
Table 37: Basic Configuration Page
Field
Description
Name
Enter a name to identify the created landing page.
Expiration
Enter the expiration time for the landing page, this field must contain
an integer between from 60 to 604800 (in minutes).
If this field is set to 0 the landing page will never expire.
Authentication Type
Choose the authentication type from dropdown list, three types of
authentication are available:
• No Authentication: when choosing this option, the landing
page feature will not provide any type of authentication, it
will instead prompt users to accept the license agreement to
gain access to internet.
• RADIUS Server: choosing this option will allow users to set
a RADIUS server to authenticate clients connected to the
router.
• WeChat: choosing this option will allow users to log in using
WeChat app.
RADIUS Server Address
Enter the IP address or the FQDN of the RADIUS server used for
authenticating clients.
RADIUS Server Port
Enter the RADIUS server port, by default tis 1812.