As of LCOS version 8.82, it is possible to login to the LANCOM Public Spot simply by confirming the general terms & conditions. To facilitate this, the general terms & conditions must be a part of the Welcome page.
In this simplified login procedure, a user is created automatically in the user list under Configuration -> RADIUS Server -> General -> User table.
Information: The configuration of a simple Public Spot scenario with the LANCOM Setup Wizard is described in the following Knowledge Base article .
Procedure:
1) In LANconfig, right-click on the LANCOM router or access point and select the menu item Configuration management -> Upload a certificate or file...
2) Set the File type to All files and set the Certificate type to Public Spot - Welcome Page.
3) Select the path to your HTML template with the general terms & conditions, and then click Open.
Information: This example uses a template file. Information on creating your own Public Spot templates is available in the following Knowledgebase article
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9) Close the configuration with OK and write the changes back to the LANCOM router or access point.
Function check:
1) Connect a WLAN client to the LANCOM Public Spot.
2) On the WLAN client, start a Web browser and enter any URL (e.g. http://www.lancom.eu).
3) The page with the general terms & conditions is displayed. Scroll down to the bottom of the Web page and click Accept & login.
4) A message is displayed to indicate that the login was successful. You can now use the Internet for the specified time period.
Information:
The
default time limit is 1 hour . To change this, go to the menu
Configuration -> Public Spot -> Wizard -> User template-> Relative expiry . There you can change the
default value of 3600 seconds to the value you require.