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    Help with Captive Portal Vouchers Expire

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      strike101
      last edited by

      I've setup my Vouchers to expire after 3 days , but i also set a 3 hour idle timeout and a 8 hour hard timeout

      problem is that clients who got timeout have to relog using the Voucher code ,

      is there anyway for them to logon only once and are only required to login again after the voucher expires…?

      Thanks

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        Yeah. Don't idle/hard timeout voucher users. Set MAC address passthrough instead.

        You can't really have both.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          strike101
          last edited by

          what does the "Set MAC address passthrough instead" really do anyway

          am a bit confused on it's description

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            It adds the MAC address to the pass through list. When the voucher expires it is removed.

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              strike101
              last edited by

              hi , i'm in a bit loss here  ;D i already disable hard and idle timeouts

              maybe I've been changing the wrong settings

              Pass-through credits per MAC address <- if i set this to 1 or more.. clients don't authenticate thru  the Captive Portal's vouchers anymore

              Pass-through MAC Auto Entry < - if i set this…Vouchers works , but clients Mac address gets recorded and i have to manual remove them one by one

              thanks

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                What do pass-through credits have to do with anything?

                If you want to create a 6-hour voucher, create a roll of 6-hour vouchers.

                If you want to use pass-through credits, use those.

                If you want to use usernames/passwords and timeouts, use those.

                Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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