Walled garden and splash page. HSNM Hardware and VM configurations. Sms, Email, Backup, Database

[Entelek]

Hi Guys,

I see that when connecting with any laptop it doesn’t redirect to the splash page, you have to physically type in a url to get redirected to the splash page.

The other thing I noticed is we are allowing and denying the same url, any reason for that?
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[Alex]

Yes, it is normal that you view the login page only when you try to reach some URLs and not when you are simply connected to the WiFi Network. Laptops working in a different way of, for example, the smarthphone.
About the deny walled-garden the deny walled-garden is on a different path.
For example if you enable the google+ login, HSNM adds the google.com on the walled-garden (allow), but disable the google search (deny walled-garden)

I hope to help you

[Entelek]

Would it be possible to get an instant redirection once the users laptop or desktop connects to the Hotspot? This is quite crucial to us.

[Alex]

Unfortunatly no because it not depends from HSNM but from the Operating System (Android, iOS, Windows, ecc.) of the device

[Entelek]

Last question, Why do we allow the domain msftncsi.com, can we remove that from the walled garden?

[Alex]

These domains are allowed to disable the CNA (Captive Network Assistant, so the automatic open of a sort of minibrowser when you connect on a wifi network) on WindowsPhone because otherwise they are not able to load, for example, the youtube video.

[Entelek]

Can this be selectively removed and added.

IE if a site does not use videos. We would want for the browser to pop up.