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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.'' |
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| ==Perquisites== | | ==Perquisites== |
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| * 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; |