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Guest Portals

Guest Portals

Portals are used to allow administrators to create their own portal pages and host them on the FortiGuest. These are created by administrators and can be fully customized and used to provide the following.

  • Customized authentication pages - Allow portal pages to be located on the FortiGuest instead of on each captive portal device, providing a centralized location for configuration and display.
  • Guest Self Service - Allows users to self-register by entering their details to create their own user accounts.
  • Credit Card Billing support - Enables administrators to allow guests to purchase guest accounts by linking into payment gateways to purchase accounts.

  • Hotel PMS Integration - Iintegrates multiple hotel PMSs to include the cost of internet access in the guest's hotel bill.

  • Smart Connect - Secure Smart Connect provisioning for devices.

This chapter describes the following content.

Guest Portals

Guest Portals

Portals are used to allow administrators to create their own portal pages and host them on the FortiGuest. These are created by administrators and can be fully customized and used to provide the following.

  • Customized authentication pages - Allow portal pages to be located on the FortiGuest instead of on each captive portal device, providing a centralized location for configuration and display.
  • Guest Self Service - Allows users to self-register by entering their details to create their own user accounts.
  • Credit Card Billing support - Enables administrators to allow guests to purchase guest accounts by linking into payment gateways to purchase accounts.

  • Hotel PMS Integration - Iintegrates multiple hotel PMSs to include the cost of internet access in the guest's hotel bill.

  • Smart Connect - Secure Smart Connect provisioning for devices.

This chapter describes the following content.