====== Add a Captive Portal to your Mesh ======
Here is how to add a Captive Portal to your existing mesh:

 *  Click on the MESHdesk icon on the Radiusdesk home page.
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 * Click on the mesh you want to add the captive portal to in the MESHdesk window and click on Edit in the Action Toolbar. The Edit Mesh Window opens.

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First add a New Entry Point for the Captive Portal Exit Point to connect to.

  * Click on the Entry Points Tab in the Edit Mesh Window.

  * Click Add on the Actions Toolbar in the Entry Points Tab. A New Entry Point window opens.

  * Fill in a Name for the SSID, example NewCaptivePortal.

  * Click OK

  * You will see on the list of Entry points that the new SSID is not connected to an Exit point.

Now Create the Captive Portal

  * Click on the Exit points Tab in the Edit Mesh window.

  * Click the Add button in the action Toolbar. A New Exit point window opens.

  * Select Captive Portal

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  * Click NEXT to open this window.

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The Captive Portal creation has been greatly automated.

  * Select Auto-Detect

  * Select the SSID you just created under the **Connects with** field.

  * Select Add Dynamic RADIUS client.

  * Select your realm e.g. Bean There under the **Realm** field.

  * Select Add Login Page.

  * Select the Login Page you want to use for this captive portal. 

  * Click NEXT to finish.

You should now see the selected login page when you go onto the SSID created above.