Ubiquiti UniFi UAP User Manual

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38Appendix A: Portal CustomizationUniFi AP/AP-LR User GuideUbiquiti Networks, Inc.Appendix A: PortalCustomizationOverviewWith Portal Customization, the UniFi Controller softwareallows complete branding of a portal implementation,allowing you to “white label” your wireless internet serviceas if you had developed it yourself.In order to provide the maximum flexibility in yourbranding effort, the UniFi Controller software providestotal access to the portal directory on the system in whichit is installed.This open architecture allows you to include unlimitedcontent while keeping development simple through theuse of plain .html (hand code or use any editor of yourchoice). Testing is simple and immediate by reloadingchanges from any browser.Enabling Portal CustomizationBy default, Portal Customization is disabled in all GuestPortal implementations. See “Settings > Guest Control”on page 9 for more information on enabling the GuestPortal for the following authentication and landing pageoptions: No authentication, Simple Password, Hotspot.To enable Portal Customization, perform the followingsteps:1. Go to Settings and select Guest Control.2. Make sure that the Guest Portal is enabled and selectan authentication method. F3. Select Enable portal customization and click apply.Viewing the Default PortalOnce Guest Portal > Portal Customization is enabled,connect to the Guest Network SSID as below depending onyour platform.Windows1. Go to Connect to Network.- Windows 7 Right-click on the Network icon.- Windows Vista Go to Start > Connect To.- Windows XP Right-click the Wireless Network iconin the System Tray (lower right corner of the screen)and then click View Available Wireless Networks.2. Select the Guest Network SSID and click Connect.3. Depending on the security type applied to thenetwork, enter the security key or password and clickOK or Connect.4. Launch your web browser and you will be directed tothe default portal page for the authentication typeconfigued on the Guest Portal (see “Authentication”on page 9 for screenshots of default portal pagesby authentication method).Mac1. Click the AirPort icon in the menu bar (top left sideof the screen).2. Select the Guest Network SSID and click Connect.3. Depending on the security type applied to thenetwork, enter the security key or password and clickOK.4. Once connected, the AirPort icon will change fromgray to solid black. The number of black lines indicatesthe signal strength.5. Launch your web browser and you will be directed tothe default portal page for the authentication typeconfigued on the Guest Portal (see “Authentication”on page 9 for screenshots of default portal pagesby authentication method).SetupThe html and css files are located on the system that theUniFi Server software has been installed on. The file pathsare in the following locations:Mac:/Applications/UniFi.app/Contents/Resources/data/portalWindows::\Users\\Ubiquiti UniFi\data\portalFor specific instructions on accessing the files, refer to thespecific operating system following: