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Hotspots

A hotspot is a network node, such as a wireless access point, that authenticates devices before providing them with internet connectivity. Hotspots are mostly used to provide guest access in public areas.

Hotspots support a full suite of protection features and authentication methods. You can redirect users to a captive portal or sign-in page where they must accept the terms of usage or authenticate using a generated password or voucher. After sign-in, you can redirect users to a specific URL, such as your organization's page.

When you add a hotspot, the firewall creates a corresponding firewall rule. This rule allows you to manage traffic from connected devices by enforcing policies and scanning for malicious or inappropriate activity.

Before creating a hotspot, you must create a wireless network with Client Traffic set to Separate zone, and create a WLAN interface to assign to it. When you add an interface to a hotspot, all associated access points act as hotspots. See Wireless networks.

Warning

In many countries, operating a public hotspot is subject to national laws that restrict access to websites of legally questionable content, such as file-sharing sites or extremist websites. Legal regulations may require you to register your hotspot with the national regulatory body.

Add and edit hotspots

Click Add to create a new hotspot. See Add a hotspot.

Click Edit Edit. next to the hotspot you want to edit.

Click Delete Delete. next to the hotspot you want to delete.