Configuring Hotspots (Captive Portals) - NETGEAR ProSafe WG102-500 Reference Manual

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3. From the Speed pull-down menu, select one of the following options:
• auto. Detects and sets the speed and type of the Ethernet link automatically.
• 100baseTx-FD. 100-Mbps full-duplex speed.
• 100baseTx-HD. 100-Mbps half-duplex speed.
• 10baseT-FD. 10-Mbps full-duplex speed.
• 10baseT-HD. 10-Mbps half-duplex speed.
• Manual. Lets you select from four different speeds and types:
• Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.

Configuring Hotspots (Captive Portals)

If you want the wireless access point to capture and redirect the first HTTP or HTTPS
request, use the Hotspot feature (also referred to as the Captive Portal feature). For example,
a hotel might want to direct all wireless connections to its server to start a billing transaction,
or an ISP might want to direct wireless connections to a login page.
To configure hotspots:
1. Log in to the wireless access point at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.229
with its default user name of admin and default password of password, or using
whatever LAN address, user name, and password you have chosen for the wireless
access point.
2. Select Configuration > Wireless Networks. The Wireless Networks screen opens,
displaying 16 wireless security profiles (see
3. To configure hotspots for a wireless security profile, select the corresponding Edit hyperlink
to the right of the wireless security profile. The Edit Wireless Network screen opens for the
selected wireless security profile. Scroll down to the Portal Settings section.
4. Select the Captive Portal Enable checkbox. The screen expands to let you configure the
hotspot settings (see
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