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auto login wifi guest network

hi all,

we running an iPad pilot within our company and I'd like to use the internal wifi guest network. the guest network is using a loghin page with userid and password and a little checkbox to accept the terms.

when i connect with the ipad (and iphone as well) and fill in the required fields it nicely connects. but after sleep or a reboot it keeps coming with the login page and needs the uid/pw/checkbox. I can make the ipad remember the uid/pw and it fills them in the login page but it keeps wanting the checkbox.

there should be some automatic protocol to auto login so I connect to the company wifi just like it is at home (i know, wpa2 at home is completely different, but for the end user is isn't 😉

is there an option somewhere in Iphone config util? Can I pre-deploy guestnetworks with ipcu?

anyone?

cheers,
emiel

ipad, iOS 4

Posted on Nov 27, 2010 3:27 AM

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Nov 27, 2010 7:08 AM in response to emielstroeve

I understand what you're trying to do. I work at a nursing home/assisted living facility and we're dealing with the need for multiple WLANs. One to service residents/guests and one for staff. The biggest issue you're likely to run in to, even if you can find a way around the authentication problem, is that you won't want to give guests access to internal servers, etc. You may find, like us, that you really require 2 distinct networks on separate VLANs. It's really not difficult to do, but it does take some work to plan it out and maintain it.

If all you need is Internet access on the iPads, then a single network would do. In our case, that won't work.

Nov 27, 2010 6:02 AM in response to emielstroeve

This is not an iPad / iPhone issue. This is an issue with the way the network is configured in regards to authentication.

Just a guess, but I'm betting you don't have the cooperation of the IT department in this venture, do you? If you have a separate, secure internal network, You may be able to convince them to allow the iPads access to that network instead. The fact that you're trying to use the guest network tells me that IT either doesn't know about this or has prohibited their use on the company network.

That, or the company contracted out the configuration of the network and no-one knows how to get around it.

This wouldn't by chance be a hotel, would it?

Nov 27, 2010 6:20 AM in response to Tim Harbison1

hi tim,

thanks for your answer.

out goal is to use a less ssid's as possible. the it department is of course involved. I know I can fix things with a dedicated ssid for ipad/iphones, i can use even certificates on that ssid, but we're first trying the existing ssid. and it should be possible with iOS (4).

and we're not a hotel, just a guest friendly financial 😉

cheers
emiel

auto login wifi guest network

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