Login portals
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Login portals define the look and feel of the captive portal page used by end users to log in. Once defined, a login portal can be re-used by multiple gateways independent of the hardware type.
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Description
The basic login portal layout involves a number of elements: the portal title; language options; the Wireless Orbit "powered by" banner or ad; a greeting or message; the sign up link; the login form itself; and a toolbar. These are discussed in detail below. Refer to the basic login portal image to the right for an example.
- Portal title
- The text displayed at the top of the login portal screen. This text is defined by you on a portal-by-portal basis.
- Language options
- A list of language options. Your customers can click on the different language links to view the portal in different languages. Note that this only applies to the standard text that appears in the portal: "Sign Up", "Username", "Password", and so forth. Any text you enter (for example the portal title) will not be translated.
- Wireless Orbit banner
- This space is reserved by Wireless Orbit to display a Wireless Orbit "powered by" logo or other ad content. If you want to display your own ads or to have the Wireless Orbit banner removed, contact us for information.
- Greeting or message
- A text message to display to your customers. This text can contain HTML markup.
- Sign up link
- Clicking on this area will take users to the sign up page if you allow online signups on this portal.
- Login form
- This is where your customers actually enter their username and password.
- Toolbar
- The toolbar at the bottom of the portal contains the following links: Web Login is the login portal itself (useful from the other toolbar options); View Usage allows the user to enter their username and password to view their login history and remaining usage; Add Time allows the user to pay for more usage if the portal is configured to allow online signups; Report a problem allows the user to submit a trouble ticket. The Report a problem link will only be present if you've upgraded from the basic service.
In addition, there are currently two areas where custom images may be displayed in your login portals:
- Logo image
- This is a banner image that will be displayed between the Wireless Orbit banner and the greeting text. The expected image size is a standard leaderboard banner, which is 728x90 pixels.
- Signup image
- This is an image to be displayed in the signup link. The image will be both vertically and horizontally centered in the sign up link area, which will resize to fit the size of the browser window.
Images for use with your login portals can be uploaded via the login portal images page.
Areas
- ?
- The accounts overview page. The More Information link points to this guide.
- List
- Lists all the currently defined login portals.
- Add
- Allows you to create login portals.
- Edit
- Allows you to edit existing login portals.
- Delete
- Allows you to delete login portal.s
- Search
- Allows you to search login portals. This search will return links to login portals and log entries that match the search term(s).
Signup Confirmation
If you wish to allow online signups but want to review each signup request before enabling the account you may use signup confirmation. If the Signup Confirmation Required option is enabled for a login portal, the signup process will be modified in the following ways:
- A Sponsor Email Address blank will be added to the signup form
- When a customer submits the signup form, an confirmation email message will be sent to the Sponsor Email Address
- The confirmation email will be CC'd to the Confirmation Email Address given in the portal settings, and this address will be the return address on the message
- The Confirmation Email Subject given in the portal settings will be used as the subject line for the confirmation email
- The Confirmation Email Text given in the portal settings will be used as the body of the confirmation email. Information about the account will be automatically appended to the body of the message, including the customer's first and last name, the requested username, and the customer's email address (all as entered in the signup form)
Typically the Confirmation Email Address will be a service or support address in your organization. Since all confirmation emails are sent to this address, the person or persons monitoring this address can immediately activate the account if needed. Or they can wait for the third-party sponsor to reply to the message. The sponsor's response will go to the Confirmation Email Address.
Signup confirmation is currently only implemented for free accounts.
Glossary
- Allow Signups
- If checked, signups will be allowed via the login portal.
- Confirmation Email Address
- The email address used for signup confirmations. This will usually be a support email address read by whoever will be responsible for confirming and activating accounts. For more information see the Signup Confirmation section above.
- Confirmation Email Subject
- The subject line for email confirmation requests. For more information see the Signup Confirmation section above.
- Confirmation Email Text
- The body of the email confirmation requests. Information about the account request is automatically appended to this text. For more information see the Signup Confirmation section above.
- Greeting/Message
- Text to be displayed in the login portal. By default this appears between the logo image and the login form.
- Language
- Sets the default language for the login portal.
- Login Portal Name
- The name used throughout the Control Center to identify the login portal. It should be short and unique.
- Login Types
- Determines the kind of login form displayed to the enduser. Username/Password Only will display only a username and password form. Timecode Only will display a form with only a blank for a timecode. Both will display both the username/password blanks as well as a timecode blank.
- Logo Image
- An image to be displayed on the login page. By default it appears below the banner ad (if any) and above the greeting/message text. Images may be uploaded via the Login Portal Images page.
- Payment Gateway
- The payment gateway configuration to use for signups on this login portal. Payment gateways may be configured via the Payment Gateways page.
- Payment Plan
- Allows you to select which payment plans to permit on this login portal. Available payment plans appear in the left-hand selection list. Plans allowed for this portal appear in the right-hand selection list. Payment plans may be configured via the Payment Plans page.
- Signup Confirmation Required
- If checked, all accounts created via online signup will be created inactive. For more information see the Signup Confirmation section above.
- Signup Image
- An image for the link to sign up for a new account. By default it appears to the left of the login form. Images may be uploaded via the Login Portal Images page.
- Terms of Service
- Allows you to select the terms of service for this login portal. With the Free terms of service, users will be allowed to signup up for accounts for free.
- Title
- The title to display in the login portal. By default this appears in a large font near the top of the login page.