Compare WLAN Guest Portal Options

First, we would navigate to WLAN templates and create a new one called guest network.

Then we would add a WLAN, but notice that there are many options on how you could apply this template once we are done. Let's create an SSID called guest fast. We will turn off 2.4 and turn on 6 gigahertz.

Now let's look at building a custom guest portal. You could forward to an existing external portal if one was available. Or you could use SSO with an identity provider.We're gonna focus on building a nice basic portal. In this case, I'm only interested in your email address. There are all kinds of custom fields available if you need them.

Localization is now built in. I want my message to be welcome to my company. And there are a whole bunch of labels available to you to use. Now we pick a logo. I downloaded a basic company logo from the web, and I have a basic background. I want to hide powered by Mist and leave it left justified.

And let's take a look. Nice. I will connect the user's email address and have the standard terms and conditions there to make the lawyers happy. Now is where Mist provides you a wide variety of authorization choices.

We can set up a simple passphrase, We can authorize via an email, and the message is down here. You can use a code sent by text, free texts tend to be less reliable and have more latency or you could use a paid service. Sponsored guest access you can have a predefined sponsor list or allow a whole domain.

And you can have your Google, Facebook, Amazon, or Azure sign on. You know, we're trying to match what you already use or perhaps you now have the tools to try something different. In the case of a contractor, you may want them to be authorized for seven days.

So let's see this in action. I went back to the WLAN template I created and added this guest SSID to my site with this security setup. In the background, I've had two of my devices attached to the guest network, and you can see them both here. Note, I've captured the email addresses entered, and they both use the same passphrase I set up. And if you wanna deauthorize the guest, you can do it here.

This was a quick demo to show you how easy it is to set up a guest network with Mist. We've tried to add as many authorization options possible to match what you're doing now and get you up and running quickly. And now might be the chance to explore some of the modern options that may not have been available to you in the past