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Chapter 5
Imagine that you run a small shop and provide Wi-Fi access for your customers. You want
to seize every opportunity to promote your shop, which makes portal authentication an
excellent choice. Customers will be directed to a web page for access verification, on
which your personalized promotion is displayed. Moreover, you can specify a web link
so that the newly connected guest will be redirected to, for example, the official website
of your shop.
1. Visit http://tplinkap.net, and log in with the password you set for the access point.
2. Go to Wireless > Portal.
3. Enable Portal.
Note: The figure below uses the Portal page of the Access Point mode as an example. In the Multi-SSID mode, more
Wi-Fi networks will be available to select.
4. Select the Wi-Fi networks for portal authentication.
5. Select the Authentication
• If you select No
without any authentication.
• If you select Simple
6. Select a time for
when its authentication expires.
7. (Optional) Enable
will be redirected to the specified website.
Type.
Authentication, clients can access the specified Wi-Fi networks
Password, you can set a password for clients.
Authentication Timeout. A client has to reconnect to the network
Redirect and enter your desired website. Newly connected clients
Portal (for Access Point/Multi-SSID Mode)
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