Public/guest network access
Setting site configuration options
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A user account is automatically created for each user that selects the Free Access option.
Each account has the following properties:
The account name and password are set to the MAC address of the user’s device.
The account is valid for up to 30 minutes from the time it is created. To change this time
use the Free accounts are valid for nn minutes option. When a Free Access account
expires, the user can choose Free Access again and continue browsing.
Account settings are imported from the Default AC profile. See About the Default AC
profile on page 10-27.
Free accounts are valid for nn minutes
Specify how many minutes a free account is valid, starting from the time the user logs in with
the Free Access option.
Support a local Welcome page
Use this feature to host the Welcome page on the controller Web server.
When enabled, users are redirected to welcome.asp on the controller Web server.
When disabled, you can use the welcome-url attribute (see Default user URLs on
page 15-55) to define a remotely hosted welcome page.