Configuring e-mail authentication

The settings for transmitting the login credentials to the e-mail address specified by the user are adjusted in the dialog Public Spot > Email. The following steps show you how to correctly configure e-mail authentication.

Important: In order to successfully send access credentials as an e-mail, you must set up a valid SMTP account under Log & Trace > SMTP account and Log & Trace > SMTP options.

In addition, you can specify individual text blocks used by the device to send the login credentials; see Customizing text message content. By default, the device inserts predefined text modules; for an overview of these see Standard texts for e-mail sender, subject line and body.

Start LANconfig and open the configuration dialog for the device.
Change the view to Public Spot > Authentication.
Change the login mode to Login data will be sent by email.
Change the view to Public Spot > Email.
Under Max. emails send you enter the maximum number of e-mails that the Public Spot module may send per hour to users authenticating via e-mail. Lower the value to reduce the number of new users per hour.
Under Max.requests per MAC you specify how many different sets of credentials the device can provide to a MAC address within one day.
Under Sender e-mail address enter the return address that your Public Spot users will see when the e-mail is delivered, e.g. support@providerX.org.
Specify whether the device uses the table Email domains as a blacklist or whitelist with the selection item Use domain table as.
This definition sets which e-mail addresses or domains may be entered by your Public Spot users in order to register.
- Blacklist: Registration is permitted on all e-mail domains except those in this table.
- Whitelist: Registration is possible only via the e-mail domains that are present in this table.
Important: Please note that a Public Spot operating with an empty whitelist will black-list (reject) all domains.
Use the Email domains table to define the e-mail domains that you allow or prohibit in the case of logins by your Public Spot users via e-mail. Enter domains in the format web-domain.com.
You can write the configuration back to the device.