Captive Portal with Connectify Hotspot
What is a Captive Portal?
- A captive portal is a web page accessed with a web browser that is displayed to newly connected users of a Wi-Fi network before they are granted broader access to network resources. Captive portals are commonly used to present a landing or log-in page which may require authentication, payment, acceptance of an end-user license agreement or an acceptable use policy, or other valid credentials that both the host and user agree to adhere by. Captive portals are used for a broad range of mobile and pedestrian broadband services - including cable and commercially provided Wi-Fi and home hotspots. A captive portal can also be used to provide access to enterprise or residential wired networks, such as apartment houses, hotel rooms, and business centers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal
Can I share my internet that is connected to a Captive Portal using Connectify Hotspot?
- You can use Connectify Hotspot to share internet that is provided by a Captive Portal network. Connectify Hotspot is especially helpful on these types of networks. Some specific networks only allow a specific number of devices to be connected.
Read more about sharing a single hotel Wi-Fi here:
https://support.connectify.me/article/125-how-can-i-share-a-hotel-s-single-wi-fi-connection-with-all-my-devices
Can Connectify Hotspot create a Captive Portal connection for its client devices?
- Unfortunately, we do not support creating a Captive Portal connection with Connectify Hotspot. With that having said, there's still a lot of features that Connectify Hotspot can provide to you! Read more about the benefits of Connectify Hotspot here:
https://www.connectify.me/hotspot/