captive portal to collect user info without authentication for guests at a restaurtant
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ok so i was able to get my custom HTML added to the pfsense and it shows up just dandy.
however the issue im currently facing is that when a device joins the guest wifi and gets presented the portal it cant submit the info becasue the device hasnt been authenticated (is my guess)
the way my portal is configured is theyt when they fill in the form its sends the formdata to my hosted email marketing platform and then redirects the user to the resturants website.
becasue the form cant be submittted its my current woe.
please advise. thanks so much for all of your help in this matter!
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Allowed IP Addresses
Allowed HostnamesThose can be accessed pre-authentication.
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hmmmmmm i just tried it but that seems to bypass the captive portal entirely.
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if you go directly to that URL yes.
You don't have a lot of choices here. Host stuff inside the portal or pass it pre-auth.
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@Derelict please excuse my ignorance but please advise on the below:
the portal is meant to show a HTML page witha simple form like this - http://mywifiportal.com/clients/Elea/
i have uploaded the HTML to the PFsense SG-3100 device - but i can only add the HTML - not the assets (images, scripts, CSS etc)
this portal posts the info to my email marketing service for the client.
the issue is ---- all the assets dont load becasue they dont have internet acces becasue they arent authenticated.
how can i get this portal page to be shown to users on the guest network and have their info pass to the hosted marketing solution.
i really appreciate your help on this matter pfsense is new to me.
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Assets uploaded here are available for use in your portal page.
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is there possibly a way to allow pre authention access out of the lan to an offsite address?
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@DeanB_NYTS said in captive portal to collect user info without authentication for guests at a restaurtant:
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DeanB_NYTS 6 minutes agois there possibly a way to allow pre authention access out of the lan to an offsite address?
Yes. Allowed IP addresses and Allowed hostnames as I already described.
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@DeanB_NYTS said in captive portal to collect user info without authentication for guests at a restaurtant:
way to allow pre authention access out of the lan to an offsite address?
Example :
On your captive portal login page, you could mention a "conditions" page that is hosted somewhere in the Internet.
I have a dedicated server running on the net with the web site of our company.So I :
<p><a href="https://www.some-site-on-the-web.tld/" class="linkExternal"><img src="captiveportal-nvx-logo.png" class="centerImage" alt="https://www.some-site-on-the-web.tld Logo" ></a></p>I added the some-site-on-the-web.tld URL to the allowed host name list :
This method can also be used for other type of services, like a remote database, what ever ...
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Hmmm interesting I'll have to try this today. I assumed that "allowed hostnames" was for device names for DNS filtering instead of IP address. I didn't know it could be used for urls!?
So for instance I have most of portal running locally now because another person showed me where I can locally load my assets into the netgate. So if I can just allow the user to fill in the form I then just need to get the authentication scripts from the default portal to also load when they hit the submit button to send there form info.
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@DeanB_NYTS said in captive portal to collect user info without authentication for guests at a restaurtant:
was for device names for DNS filtering instead of IP address. I didn't know it could be used for urls!?
URL (host names) or IP's : it's the same thing.
The only difference is that the URL (host names) will get resolved first.Read https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/captiveportal/captive-portal-troubleshooting.html first.
Now, use the mentioned ipfw commands (console or SSH access, option 8) and check he captive portals ipfw rules for yourself.
