This document describes how you set up a Public Spot scenario with the LANCOM Public Spot Wizard and send the login data by e-mail.
This Knowledge Base article deals with the configuration of the following scenario:
1) A company operates a LANCOM WLAN router or access point, which is set up with a network for the staff (LAN & WLAN) and also a separate WLAN network for guests.
2) The WLAN network for guests is separated from the "in-house" network. Users who are logged on to the guest network have Internet access only.
3) A guest who wants to connect with the guest network must first connect with the SSID of the guest network via WLAN and then enter the login data to the Public Spot.
4) On the login page of the Public Spot the guest enters an e-mail, which is then sent to the WLAN router or access point. The LANCOM WLAN router or access point then sends the user an e-mail with the login data for the WLAN guest network.
5) Using the login data received by e-mail, the user of the guest network can sign-in to the Public Spot and access the Internet.
1.3) In the following dialog, select which logical WLAN interface the guest WLAN network is to operate on.
1.5) With the
LANCOM Smart Ticket function the
user data is created automatically and, after the user time budget has expired, the data is
also deleted from the system automatically, so for this example there is no need to configure a Public Spot administrator.
If you wish to do so anyway, then enable the option and assign access credentials accordingly.
1.6) Select the
method to be used for user login. We recommend the use of the
HTTPS method for security reasons.
1.7) Click on
Finish to close the Wizard and write the configuration back to the LANCOM router or access point.
1.8) After writing the configuration back to the device, the
Public Spot function is ready to use.
Use your mobile device to connect to the guest WLAN (in this case the network SSID
GUEST). If you are connected with the WLAN and you launch a Web browser, the
sign-in page of the Public Spot appears.
In the
next step of the configuration, the
Public Spot must be set so that an
e-mail address can be entered on the sign-in page, to which an
e-mail containing the login data will be sent.
2) Configuring the LANCOM Smart Ticket function (for sending Public Spot login data by e-mail):2.1) Open the
configuration for the LANCOM WLAN router or access point and switch to the menu item
Configuration -> Log & Trace -> SMTP Account. In this dialog, configure the
SMTP settings for your e-mail account.
2.2) Navigate to the menu
Configuration -> Public Spot -> Authentication.2.3) Select the option
Login data will be sent by e-mail.
2.4) In the menu
Configuration-> Public Spot-> E-mail, enter the
configuration parameters.
- In the Sender e-mail address box, enter the sender address to be displayed in the sent e-mails.
- In the Name of sender window, enter the sender's name to be displayed in the sent e-mails.
- In the E-mail subject window, enter the subject of the sent e-mails. Example: Your Public Spot login data.
- In the E-mail body window, enter the text contained in the sent e-mails. Example: Your password for the LANCOM Public Spot is: $PSpotPasswd
2.5) Click on
OK to write the edited configuration back to the device. This completes the configuration of the LANCOM Smart Ticket via e-mail function.
3) Function check:3.1) Use your mobile device to connect to the guest WLAN (in this case the network SSID
GUEST). If you are connected with the WLAN and you launch a Web browser, the
sign-in page of the Public Spot appears.
3.2) In the
e-mail field, enter the
e-mail address to which the
login data are to be sent and check-mark the option
Accept GTC (General Terms and Conditions). Now click on the
Request button.
3.4) You will soon receive an
e-mail with the login data.3.5) Enter your
password into the box and click on
Log in.
3.6) After
logging in successfully, the guest WLAN is available and
Web pages can be accessed by the browser.
Information:You can
adapt the appearance of the Public Spot login pages to appear just as you please (e.g. by changing the graphics in the header of the documents). This is described in this KnowledgeBase article
.