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| ====== Dynamic Keys ====== | ====== Dynamic Keys ====== | ||
| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| - | * One of the most powerful features of the Login Pages is the Dynamic Keys feature. | + | * One of the most powerful features of the Login Pages is the Dynamic Keys. |
| * Unfortunately it is also one of the most misunderstood. | * Unfortunately it is also one of the most misunderstood. | ||
| * This dedicated Wiki Page aims to make the aspects around the Dynamic Keys more clear. | * This dedicated Wiki Page aims to make the aspects around the Dynamic Keys more clear. | ||
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| * When connecting to a Coova Chill based Captive Portal you will be redirected to the UAM URL. | * When connecting to a Coova Chill based Captive Portal you will be redirected to the UAM URL. | ||
| * Coova Chilli does this automatically and also formulate the query string that is automatically appended to the UAM URL. | * Coova Chilli does this automatically and also formulate the query string that is automatically appended to the UAM URL. | ||
| - | * The components and values of the query string is mostly determined by the configuration | + | * The components and values of the query string is mostly determined by the configuration |
| * Here is a sample of the login page with its query string. | * Here is a sample of the login page with its query string. | ||
| * https:// | * https:// | ||
| * With the Coova Chilli configuration we for instance have | * With the Coova Chilli configuration we for instance have | ||
| * nasid = our_internet_cafe_mcp34 | * nasid = our_internet_cafe_mcp34 | ||
| - | * ssid = out_internet_cafe | + | * ssid = our_internet_cafe |
| * Some settings must be unique to the Coova Chilli instance e.g. nasid. | * Some settings must be unique to the Coova Chilli instance e.g. nasid. | ||
| * Other settings can be more generic and can be common between a couple of Coova Chilli instances e.g. ssid. | * Other settings can be more generic and can be common between a couple of Coova Chilli instances e.g. ssid. | ||
| * If our Login Page have not yet been configured with any Dynamic Keys you will get the following screen. | * If our Login Page have not yet been configured with any Dynamic Keys you will get the following screen. | ||
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| + | ==== Mikrotik ==== | ||
| + | * Mikrotik Hotspots works more or less in a similar way. | ||
| + | * If you configure the Mikrotik to use a central login page the replacement login.html page will look something like this | ||
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| + | <form name=" | ||
| + | <input type=" | ||
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| + | </ | ||
| + | <script language=" | ||
| + | <!-- | ||
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| + | //--> | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | * Here the Mikrotik will POST some additional data to the CakePHP controller which the controller can then utilize. | ||
| + | * With the Mikrotik you are more in control in terms of that items will be contained in the POST. | ||
| + | * You can even provide your own set of items with the values you choose. | ||
| + | * Like the Coova Chilli pages, the Mikrotik will display a list of available items if the Dynamic Keys have not yet been configured. | ||
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| + | ===== Connecting a Login Page with Captive Portal ===== | ||
| + | * The Dynamic Keys are used by RADIUSdesk to determine which Login Page to serve. | ||
| + | * You can make use of any of the listed items and add them as a Dynamic Key to a Login Page. | ||
| + | * Login Pages can also contain multiple Dynamic Keys. | ||
| + | * Lets say you have a very specific login page that should only be shown by one **specific** captive portal you can use the nasid. | ||
| + | * On the other hand if you have for instance a hotel chain and want to use the same page on ALL the captive portals deployed at those hotels you can use a more **generic** item e.g. ssid. | ||
| + | * You can also combine them without any issues. | ||
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| + | ===== A Final Word On Coova Chilli ===== | ||
| + | * You might have noticed that the sample Login Page URL we supplied for Coova Chilli is different from the typical one we specify as a UAM URL. | ||
| + | * The typical one is: https:// | ||
| + | * What then happens behind the scenes is that the CakePHP Controller will do a redirect to the final Login Page. | ||
| + | * This location is determined by the value of the Theme of the page. | ||
| + | * The Controller also append the language component to the URL's query string e.g. i18n=fr_FR will instruct the page to present itself in French. | ||
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