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Connecting to a Hotspot WiFi for Internet Connectivity (view source)
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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
This article contains instructions on connecting to an existing Captive portal wireless network and using it as a WAN source for your local network. This feature works by utilizing the TravelMate package. Once you connect to the Hotspot wireless network with the router, it will redirect a LAN client to the Captive portal to accept the Terms of Service, log in, or otherwise authenticate to the Hotspot network.
This article contains instructions on connecting to an existing Captive portal wireless network and using it as a WAN source for your local network. This feature works by utilizing the TravelMate package. Once you connect to the Hotspot wireless network with the router, it will redirect a LAN client to the Captive portal to accept the Terms of Service, log in, or otherwise authenticate to the Hotspot network.
'''''Note:''' Only one LAN device needs to perform the authentification on the Hotspot network. All other devices should automatically receive an internet connection after successful authentication with the Hotspot RADIUS server.''
==Perquisites==
==Perquisites==
* Enter all of the needed details. Once the authentication is complete, the browser window will close and the device should have internet access:
* Enter all of the needed details. Once the authentication is complete, the browser window will close and the device should have internet access:
[[File:Hotspot_as_wan_auth_complete.png|border|class=tlt-border|400x400px]]
[[File:Hotspot_as_wan_auth_complete.png|border|class=tlt-border|400x400px]]
===Authenticating to the Hotspot network from a wired Windows device===
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The authentication on Windows is quite similar. After you have connected the router to a Hotspot network, the authentication page should automatically open up on your default browser:<br>
[[File:Hotspot_as_wan_windows_auth.png|border|class=tlt-border|800x800px]]<br>
After entering the required details, you should have internet connection.
==Troubleshooting steps==
If you are still having difficulty accessing the internet, here are a few steps to help troubleshoot the issue:
* Make sure that WiFi authentication redirection is enabled on your host machine;
* Try using a different LAN device to authenticate on the Hotspot network;
* Make sure the router is connected to the Hotspot WiFi network and receives an IP address (''refer to the last step of'' [[Draft:Connecing_to_Captive_portals_configuration_example#Connecting to a Hotspot wireless network|'''''Connecting to a Hotspot wireless network''''']] ''section'')
* Make sure the Hotspot WiFi network does not require a password for joining;
