SMS

About this task

SMS enables guest users to registers themselves with their email or mobile device ID as the primary key for authentication. The captive portal provides the passcode for registration, and the guest users utilizes use their registered email or mobile device ID and received passcode for login to the captive portal.

Note

When utilizing SMS, the WLAN‘s authentication type should be None and the registration type should be enabled as user registration. Captive portal authentication must always enforce guest registration.

SMS is similar to MAC address based self registration, but in addition a captive portal sends a SMS message to the user on the mobile phone number provided at registration containing an access code. The user then inputs the access code on the user screen. The captive portal verifies the code, returns the Welcome page and provides access. This allows the administrator to verify the phone number provided and can be traced back to a specific individual should the need arise.

The default gateway used with SMS is Clickatell. A passcode can be sent with SMS to the guest user directly using Clickatell, or the passcode can be sent via email to the SMS Clickatell gateway server, and Clickatell sends the passcode SMS to the guest user.

To define a guest management configuration using SMS:

Procedure

Select Configuration > Services > Guest Management.
Review existing guest management configurations to determine whether new configuration requires creation or an existing guest user configuration requires modification or deletion.
Select the SMS tab.

Guest Management - Add/Edit - SMS Tab

Set the following SMS guest user network address and message content information required for notifying a guest with a passcode:


Enable	Select this option to enable guest users to registers themselves with their email or mobile device ID as the primary key for authentication. This setting is disabled by default and must be enabled to define the required settings.
Host	By default, clickatell is the only host SMS gateway server resource. Upon receiving the passcode email, the SMS gateway sends the actual notification passcode SMS to the guest user.
Username	Provide a unique 32 character maximum username unique to this SMS guest management configuration. This username will require its own password and must be correctly provided to receive the required passcode for registering guest user credentials with SMS.
Password	Define a 63 character maximum password that must be correctly provided with the unique username to receive the required passcode for registering guest user credentials with SMS.
API Id	Set a 32 character maximum API Id for the configuration of the clickatell api_id (http/smtp api_id).
User Agent	Select the user agent for configuring the clickatell SMS gateway server and its related credentials for sending the passcode to guests.
Source Number	Set a 32 character maximum source-address from the number associated with clickatell. It can be a large integer or short code. The source number is only applicable to certain countries (like the United States).
Message	Create the 1024 character maximum message content for the SMS based request sent to the guest user along with the passcode.

Click OK to save the updates to the guest management SMS configuration.
Click Reset to revert the screen back to its last saved configuration.