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Captive Portal Re-authentication

Captive Portal Re-authentication
Captive Portal Re-authentication
15 hours ago
Tags: #Controller #Portal
Model: OC200  
Hardware Version: V2
Firmware Version: 2.17.6 Build 20241101 Rel.44787
Captive Portal question.
I want to have a captive portal where there is free access and a special access.
I setup two voucher groups.
  • Free voucher:
    • rate limited 1500Kbs,
    • unlimited for usage.
    • Duration by time: 9999 days, so it never expires.
  • Special Voucher:
    • rate limited 6Mbs,
    • limited online users 1,
    • Duration by time: 1 day.

 

I am able to connect to the portal fine, with free access voucher, but cannot switch to the special access voucher. Meaing on client device I forget the network and then reconnect. The AP does not require re-logging in. It seems to remember me and done. So I have no way to switch to a higher limit voucher.
How on earth do I setup the portal to force a captive portal login on every connection? That would resolve the issue.
Log out is not an option and does not seem to even work. I am using an OC200 controller with multiple EAP625 units. Also, even if logout did work, my guests would not remember for the life of them the logout URL.
Our current dated system is ubiquiti and it supports the option to force captive portal on each reconnect. As such, my clients can switch from Free to higher speeds.
 
Any tips would be appreciated...thanks
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Re:Captive Portal Re-authentication
14 hours ago

  @Swicago 

 

When you are authenticated, you will not be asked to authenticate again before the time has expired. You must go to hotspot management and log the user out of the portal if you want to be authenticated again before the time you have set has expired. The users should probably have one of the profiles so it is probably not a problem, but if you are going to test, log yourself out of the hotspot portal,

 

 

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Re:Captive Portal Re-authentication
11 hours ago

  @MR.S , so there is no way for a user to log themselves out, in order to use a faster voucher?

 

pfSense for example allows for user to be auto logged off, if idle for a set amount of time. It does not mean their voucher is invalid, they can log in again and continue using it. This makes sense when a voucher is time based where time only counts as user is connected.

 

In my case I would have customers connect to free voucher, only later decide they want faster speed, maybe to watch netflix or something. That can only be accomplished, if they have a way to log off somehow or the voucher expires. The normal "portal.tplink.net/portal/logout" does not appear to be working for new EAP625 APs, as such my customers have no way to log off and switch vouchers.

Are their API commands I can use from a remote host on the same subnet that can be used to send a log off signal on behalf of the customer?

 

Thanks for your reply...much appreciated.

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Re:Captive Portal Re-authentication
10 hours ago

Followup reply.... I updated my EAP625 to latest firmware, turns out they do support logout command, however after logging into port and then visiting " portal.tplink.net/portal/logout " it does not work. I assume I need to change this URL to actually hit my OC200 controller. Any info on how to do that? Allowing a way to logoff of the free voucher would allow my customers a quick way to re-auth for faster speed vouchers.

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Re:Captive Portal Re-authentication
3 hours ago

Hi  @Swicago 

 

Is your EAP625-outdoor HD?

 

We don't need to change that URL, normally, clients should be able to logout via the URL portal.tplink.net/portal/logout

 

What will happen when clients access to that URL?

 

BTW, we have a pre-release version for OC200, you may update it and see if that helps.

 

Hardware Controller (Built-in Omada SDN Controller V5.15.6.25) Pre-release

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