The Welcome and Login pages are displayed to users when they access the Internet or the Public Spot for the first time. The welcome page has a higher priority than the login page and is often used for cosmetic reasons only: Some hotspot providers like to welcome their users on a separate welcome page in order to present, for example, information about local offers or instructions for registration, while others prefer to provide the fastest possible access to the Internet. Alternatively, some providers use the welcome page to display customized terms of use, which users have to accept before they can go to the start page with the login form (e.g., "Login with name and password") or access the Internet ("Login after agreement").
After the user has logged in with his login data, the device checks that the information is correct and displays either an Error page, which sends the users back to the login page, or shows the Start page. This page verifies the successful login and redirects the user after a few seconds to the Internet page that the user originally requested. Additionally, a small popup window is opened that holds the Status page. This page shows the user the current information about his session (e.g., time used so far, sent/received data volumes, and validity period for his account). It also offers a link to close the session and stop accounting. If a user clicks on this link, the user is sent to the Logoff page, which confirms the successful logout from the Public Spot.
The remaining Help and No-proxy pages are isolated pages not related to the remaining login process.
- The No-proxy page is displayed whenever a user tries to connect via HTTP on port 8080 instead of port 80. This port is typically used in Intranets for an HTTP proxy. Since this proxy is configured with a static IP address in the browser settings, but these can not be configured via DHCP, the user would not be able to reach this proxy in any case. The purpose of this page is just to instruct the user to disable the proxy before the user can proceed.
- The Help page is only a placeholder in order to represent specific information (e.g., details about the login or where to get vouchers). The set of default pages built into the device does not contain a help page.
The Voucher page is not one of the authentication pages: This is the graphic template for printing the vouchers. By uploading your own template, you can print tickets with the corporate design of your own company.