Scenario
Make: Ubiquiti
Model: Ubiquiti Controller or Unifi Access Point [UAP-nanoHD]
Description: This article is to discuss and show stepwise, how to login into the Ubiquiti Unifi guest account using Voucher.
Step1: Login
Login to the Unifi Hotspot Manager. You could use the link attached below to log in to Hotspot Manager.
https://ip address of controller:8443/manage/hotspot-manager/site/
Alternatively, you could access the hotspot manager from the settings and the Guest portal on the controller. Follow the steps shown below in the image.
Guest Vouchers
Step2: Generating Vouchers
Once logged in to Hotspot manager follow the steps shown below to create a voucher. This voucher will be used to authenticate a guest account.
Step3: Click “Create Vouchers”
Click create vouchers button and you will get a pop opened where different options are available for a voucher. These options are discussed below.
Step3.1: Create
This option is used to decide how many vouchers you want to create. You could create from 1 to as many as vouchers you need.
Step3.2: Quota
The quota will decide whether the created voucher can be used one time or multiple times or with multiple users. Details are as below
One Time: One Time voucher can be used only once and by only one guest account.
Multi-Use: Multi-Use vouchers can be used multiple times till its validity but by only one guest account at one time.
Multi-Use (Unlimited): Multi-Use Unlimited voucher can be used many times and by many guest accounts simultaneously.
Step3.3: Bandwidth
Bandwidth usage of a guest account can be limited on the basis of download data, upload data and/or quota (Bytes). Details are as below.
Download: A voucher can be created with a Download data limit so that once the download limit is reached the user will not be able to access the internet.
Upload: A voucher can be created with an Upload data limit so that once the Upload limit is reached the user will not be able to access the internet.
Byte Quota: A voucher can be created with the number of Bytes allowed i.e. How much data a guest account can use in MB or GB.
To use the voucher for a guest account you would need to set up the guest portal on the controller. See the article Ubiquiti Unifi Guest Portal Setup for stepwise details of setting up the guest portal. Also, Refer to Unifi Default Username Password if you are facing difficulties in log in to the controller.
Source: Knowledge Base, Lab, Ubiquiti
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