Wireless login screens

hey Guys,

Is there a kind of software that i can apply to my wireless network so that it comes with a login screen like when you enter a hotspot? If there is will it apply to my D-Link access points?

Thanks

Yes, have a look at PublicIP which is a free product. A good low-cost commercial product is Mikrotik RouterOS. D-Link also make a small hotspot gateway applicance but it is damn expensive.

I have made a quick tutorial on setting up the RouterOS here in case you are interested.

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Jeremy

Marlborough WiFi Project

Thanks for your help!

However is there something that is windows based and that will give me the ability to chage and modify the background how I wish?

The only Windows one I've seen to date is FirstSpot by PatronSoft but its damn expensive. The best (and cheapest) solutions generally run on dedicated hardware; even an old PC lying around could run the above software. Administration is generally web-based so you can still administer the software from a Windows machine.

I know that RouterOS allows for hotspot login pages to be very easily customised via FTP. I haven't used PublicIP myself so can't comment there.

I forgot to mention that m0n0wall has recently added a captive portal feature and this also works very well.

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Jeremy

Marlborough WiFi Project

Hi Guys...The splash screen on PulicIP is customizable. I played with it a couple of months ago and it seems to work pretty well. If you are looking for an appliance you can check out these wireless hotspot Gateways. They do everything and probably more than you need in one nice little box.