Chapter 3
| Network Settings
OpenRoaming
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Chargeable public network — A network that is available to all users,
but requires a fee.
Free Public Network — A network that is available to all users without any
fees.
Personal device network — A network for peripheral connectivity in an
ad-hoc mode. For example, a camera that connects to a printer.
Emergency services only network — A network that is dedicated for
access to emergency services only.
Test or experimental — A network for tests or experimental work.
Wildcard — When selected, the AP will reply to clients regardless of the
network type requested by the client query.
HESSID — The Homogenous Extended Service Set Identifier (HESSID) for the
OpenRoaming network. When configured, the HESSID (a MAC address)
uniquely identifies all APs belonging to the same network.
Venue Group — Identifies the general class of the venue. Select from the
predefined list.
Venue Type — Identifies the specific type of venue within each group.
Network Auth Type — Specifies the authentication required for the network.
Select an option from the predefined list. (Default: “Acceptance of terms and
conditions”)
Type4 Availability — Specifies the IPv4 address type available from the
network.
Type6 Availability — Specifies the IPv6 address type available from the
network
Operating Class — A standard index (based on IEEE Std 802.11-2012 Annex
E) that specifies the AP supported operating channels.
Captive Portal — Enables the Captive Portal feature. (Default: Disabled)
Captive Portal URL — Host name of Internet service portal (HTTP or
HTTPS).
A captive portal forces a client to access a welcome web page (normally
used for authentication) before gaining further access to the Internet. The
welcome page may require authentication and/or payment.