VLANs

General

With VLANs it is possible to divide the Surf-LAN network into different scopes, while each scope can be configured individually.

  • VLANs can only be configured on the Surf-LAN side of the IACBOX.
  • If VLANs are active, the incoming traffic from the Surf-LAN has to be tagged.
  • All network devices (access points, managed switches, etc.) in the Surf-LAN must be configured properly.

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Configuration

In the WebAdmin menu at Network / VLANs you can add new VLANs and then activate them. Afterwards you can assign different methods to log in for each VLAN.

  • Ticket based The user does get redirected to the landing page. There he needs to login with either an existing ticket, or by creating a new one.
  • Autologin/no charge The guest will get logged in automatically with the assigned bandwidth.
  • Autologin/no charge/deny roaming The guest will get logged in automatically with the assigned bandwidth. The created ticket is only valid in the VLAN it was created in.
  • Autologin/no charge/shared bandwidth The guest will get logged in automatically with the assigned bandwidth. All guests in this VLAN share the configured bandwidth.

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VLAN Configuration with PMS

If the PMS-interface is configured in the WebAdmin menu in Login methods / Hotel software (PMS), you can activate the option Map to room number in Network / VLANs. This will create a VLAN on the IACBOX for each room and also enables alternate logon modes:

  • Show only room number When guests are redirected to the login page, the room number field will already be filled.
  • Semiautomatic logon Guests do not need to enter any data to login and automatically get redirected to the ticket selection.

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Redirect Before Logon per VLAN

For each configured VLAN a redirect before logon can be assigned.

For example: If a guest gets online via an Access Point near a hotel bar, he can get redirected to a custom page with additional suggestions relating to the hotel bar.

To accomplish this, in the WebAdmin menu navigate to Login page / Redirects and fill in all the websites you want to redirect to.

Then switch to Network / VLANs and activate the option Per VLAN redirect before logon. Now you can select a redirect link for each VLAN.

Please keep in mind that you will need to redirect to the IACBOX loginpage in return, so the guest can use or create a ticket to access the internet. To establish this backlink, simply add a button or text on your custom redirect page which does point to the loginpage of the IACBOX:

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Web Filter per VLAN

If one of the Web Filter options is active on the IACBOX, you can enable the option Bypass Web Filter in the VLAN settings. This option can be useful if you want to assign a VLAN for families/kids or in general if you want to block certain content.

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Ticket Templates per VLAN

If VLANs are configured on the IACBOX, you can assign single ticket templates to them. Navigate to Users/Tickets/Templates and edit one. Here you can assign and limit the use for only specific VLANs.

  • Example - PMS Configuration

    In the WebAdmin menu Login methods/Hotel software (PMS) the PMS module is activated and configured. Additional 3 ticket templates are assigned to PMS and also to specific VLANs in Users/Tickets/Templates

    • Ticket Template 1: assigned VLANs 10, 12
    • Ticket Template 2: assigned VLANs 10
    • Ticket Template 3: assigned VLANs 11, 12

    Depending on which VLAN guests are coming from only the PMS tickets, which are allowed for the current VLAN, are being displayed.

Loginpage per VLAN

You can assign a specifig loginpage to VLANs. Navigate to Login page / Login Page Editor and set per VLAN, which loginpage should be displayed.

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