Guest access via cell phones
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I have a network dedicated to guest access and they can only gain access using a voucher through captive portal. If a guest wants to connect their cell phone to the guest network. Will apps that access the internet work at all? Will they work without a voucher? Or do they have to open a browser and enter the voucher and then they will have internet access for all their apps?
Thanks!
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If a guest wants to connect their cell phone to the guest network. Will apps that access the internet work at all?
Yes, if the are permitted by the captive portal.
Will they work without a voucher?
Yes, if they access a IP address configured in the captive portal bypass list.
Or do they have to open a browser and enter the voucher and then they will have internet access for all their apps?
Yes.
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So if I don't have any IPs in the bypass list, then all will be required to enter a voucher before being able to use the internet for apps or browsers?
Is there a setting in captive portal that I have to set to allow apps?
Thanks!!
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For the network, the apps just do HTTP/HTTPS requests and such things, pfSense doesn't know what's app (see what I did there ;)) or browser.
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If you know where all those apps are, yes. You allow the app server IP in captive portal. I alwayse stick the popular update servers in mine… (windows Update, Symantic and McAfee) Problem is they keep moving them.