Creating a captive portal with voucher authentication
In this recipe, we will create a captive portal with authentication through pfSense's voucher system. Vouchers are an ideal form of authentication in scenarios where you want to provide access to one of your networks on a temporary basis. Setting up access via vouchers involves generating a series of voucher codes that are then issued to users. These vouchers are good for a fixed period of time (you can define this period). You can also track network usage by keeping track of which voucher codes are given to certain users.
How to do it...
- Navigate to
Services|Captive Portal. - Click on the
Addbutton. - Enter a name into the
Zone nameedit box and a brief description into theZone descriptionedit box. - When done, click on the
Save and Continuebutton. - When the page loads, it should default to the
Configurationtab. Check theEnable Captive Portalcheckbox to display other captive portal configuration options. - In the
Interfaceslist box, select...