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--- splashd [2023/06/21 01:42] – -condense, formatting hogwild
+++ splashd [2024/04/28 15:21] (current) – -formatting hogwild
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 ====== Captive Portal ======
-The Captive Portal works in a similar way to a WiFi hotspot in a public place. Captive Portal presents WiFi users with a simple webpage, prompting them to agree to terms before being allowed to access the network. If the user clicks on "**OK, I agree!**", the gateway daemon changes firewall rules on the gateway so that traffic passes for that client (based on the IP/MAC address). This prevents users from accessing the Internet automatically without agreeing to certain Terms of Use.
+The Captive Portal works in a similar way to a WiFi hotspot in a public place. Captive Portal presents WiFi users with a simple webpage, prompting them to agree to terms before being allowed to access the network. If the user clicks on "**OK, I agree!**", the gateway daemon changes firewall rules on the gateway so that traffic passes for that client (based on its IP/MAC address). This prevents users from accessing the Internet without agreeing to certain Terms of Use.
 The Captive Portal module is called "NoCatSplash". Older versions were named "NoCatAuth".
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  \\
-**Captive Site Forwarding:** When active, the 'homepage' (see definition below) will appear until the user agrees to the terms in the Welcome Banner.
+**Captive Site Forwarding:** Forces the "homepage" (see definition below) to appear until the user agrees to the Welcome Banner terms.
 **Home page:** This is the URL that will appear after the user agrees to the Welcome Banner terms.
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 (Default: 2).
+ \\
 **Gateway Port:** This is the port to be used by the Captive Portal for page redirection. (Ports 1 to 65534). (Default: 5280).
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   * Included (defines port numbers the user is allowed to use after login) or;
   * Excluded (defines port numbers the user //is not//  allowed to use after login) \\ and which FreshTomato redirects away from the client).
+ \\
 Leave blank spaces between port numbers when configuring them.
-Using Included //and// Excluded ports at the same time is not recommended. It can cause conflicts relating to whether ports are allowed or not.
+Using Included //and// Excluded ports at the same time is not advised. It can cause conflicts relating to whether ports are allowed or not.
-**URL excluded from the portal:**  Here, enter URLs/links that can be accessed without the Welcome screen appearing.  \\ URLs entries must be separated by spaces.
+**URL excluded from the portal:**  Here, enter URLs or links that can be accessed without the Welcome screen appearing.  \\ URLs entries must be separated by spaces.
 **MAC address whitelist:**  Here, enter the MAC addresses of clients to be excluded from Portal functions. \\ These devices will have no barriers to Internet access. MAC Addresses must be separated by spaces.
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-**WARNING: If Login Time expires, you must return to the splash page to regain network access. **\\ **After you click "OK, I Agree!", nothing indicates when your usage period will expire. **\\ **You may lose Internet Access without warning.**
+**WARNING: If the Login Time expires, you must return to the splash page to regain network access. **\\ **After you click "OK, I Agree!", nothing indicates when your usage period will expire. **\\ **You may lose Internet Access without warning.**
  \\ [[https://wiki.freshtomato.org/lib/exe/detail.php?id=captive_portal&media=c89968d019cda7d23009f7f6051b8e89.png|{{:c89968d019cda7d23009f7f6051b8e89.png}}]]

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