Feature Request: Captive Portal

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Folker Schmidt

• October 07, 2020 08:14

Hi there,

I just replaced my Unifi USG with the Firewalla Gold and it works great so far. I'm only missing two things, the integrated RADIUS server and the captive portal.

The captive portal was very useful for the guest network and it would be great to have it included with the Firewalla. Would this be possible or is there a possibility to add it via Docker?

Best regards

Folker

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  Larry

  • October 07, 2020 13:30

  hi

  Firewalla posted this a few weeks ago:

  https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360053441074

  Once you have the controller up and running, you can configure a captive portal.  my controller is on a raspberry pi, but i have a similar setup it seems: Firewalla + UniFi network.  I have a guest portal active.  works well.  maybe this helps. 

  good luck.

  larry 

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  Folker Schmidt

  • October 07, 2020 14:28

  Hi Larry,

  thank you for the answer! I mistook the term "controller" for the USG and didn't realize that the captive portal still works even without USG. :) So my personal problem is solved, I can still provide a portal to my guests.

  But I guess the feature request remains valid for all the people without a decent guest portal solution.

  Rock on,
  Folker

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  Kenneth

  • August 06, 2021 17:36

  Do I need any Unifi items at all to do this? I just want a Captive Portal for my guest Wifi

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  Michael Bierman

  • August 06, 2021 18:04

  @kenneth Firewalla will let you limit access for unrecognized devices (e.g. only allow internet access or allow no access) but there is no captive portal feature yet. Yes, you can do this with Unifi + FWG.

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  Trip Nine

  • March 28, 2022 01:13

  Looking to see if Firewalla has a built in captive portal on the roadmap?
  
  I understand I can create one with Unifi, but this would be a great built in feature.

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  Arijit Panda

  • March 29, 2022 16:44

  This would be a great addition as it help in managing all guest devices seamlessly.

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  Michael Busch

  • October 12, 2022 14:11

  I don’t have UniFi. We are using this hard wired and have free internet via Ethernet only. How do I set this up?

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  Orion22

  • January 30, 2023 19:45

  Upvoted, would love to see a basic native Captive Portal functionality included in the config. Nothing crazy, just the ability to add a custom image and some text before an "I agree, connect me" button.

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  Michael L

  • May 30, 2023 02:08

  I agree. I’m running a Captive Portal with my TP-Link Omada controller, but when my guests are properly authorized they are not automatically released from the Quarantine group and placed into my Guest group. A native portal would be great to help instrument this automatic behavior.

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