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user_guide:md_new_captive_portal_mesh [2016/06/27 23:12] – created adminuser_guide:md_new_captive_portal_mesh [2016/06/28 21:48] (current) – [Add a Captive Portal to your Mesh] admin
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 +====== Add a Captive Portal to your Mesh ======
 Here is how to add a Captive Portal to your existing mesh: Here is how to add a Captive Portal to your existing mesh:
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 +  Click on the MESHdesk icon on the Radiusdesk home page.
 +{{:user_guide:md:meshdesk_icon.png?300|}}
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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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 +{{ :user_guide:md:edit_mesh_entry_port.png?800 |}}
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 +First add a New Entry Point for the Captive Portal Exit Point to connect to.
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 +  * Click on the Entry Points Tab in the Edit Mesh Window.
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 +  * Click Add on the Actions Toolbar in the Entry Points Tab. A New Entry Point window opens.
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 +  * Fill in a Name for the SSID, example NewCaptivePortal.
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 +  * Click OK
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 +  * You will see on the list of Entry points that the new SSID is not connected to an Exit point.
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 +Now Create the Captive Portal
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 +  * Click on the Exit points Tab in the Edit Mesh window.
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 +  * Click the Add button in the action Toolbar. A New Exit point window opens.
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 +  * Select Captive Portal
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 +{{:user_guide:md:new_captive_portal_exit.png?500|}}
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 +  * Click NEXT to open this window.
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 +{{:user_guide:md:captive_portal_exit_common_settings.png?500|}}
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 +The Captive Portal creation has been greatly automated.
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 +  * Select Auto-Detect
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 +  * Select the SSID you just created under the **Connects with** field.
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 +  * Select Add Dynamic RADIUS client.
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 +  * Select your realm e.g. Bean There under the **Realm** field.
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 +  * Select Add Login Page.
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 +  * Select the Login Page you want to use for this captive portal. 
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 +  * Click NEXT to finish.
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 +You should now see the selected login page when you go onto the SSID created above.
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