What Is a Wi-Fi Access Portal (Captive Portal)?A Wi-Fi access portal, also known as captive portal, is a welcome web page shown to the users connecting to a Wi-Fi network. They must accept the terms and conditions or log in before being able to access the Internet. Wi-Fi access portals are typically used by business centers, airports, hotel lobbies, coffee shops, … Read More
Can’t Connect to McDonalds WiFi with a VPN? Here’s How
How to Connect to McDonald’s WiFi in Full SecurityTell me, did this ever happen to you? You’re at McDonald’s enjoying your Happy Meal (or maybe that’s just me). You open your laptop to get some work done, select the WiFi network, and… nothing happens. Your WiFi icon is showing it’s connected, but when you go to open your browser nothing … Read More
How to Use an Always-On VPN on Captive Portals
Captive Portals and VPNs – Is It Really Like Night and Day? If you’re a regular VPN user, you know that you’ll have issues when using any WiFi network that has a login page. Whether it’s in hotels, at airports or even public WiFis on the street, it’s not easy to use a VPN on captive portals. The problem is that … Read More
How to Stay Safe on a Wi-Fi Hotspot with Captive Portal
What Is a Captive Portal?A captive portal (also known as Wi-Fi login page) allows network administrators to block Internet access for users until they complete a defined process. When using a public Wi-Fi with a captive portal, you are required to accept some Terms and Conditions or log in before accessing the Internet. If you’re connecting to the Internet from … Read More
How a Captive Portal Login Interferes with Wi-Fi Security
What Is a Captive Portal Login?A captive portal login is a web page where users accessing a network are automatically redirected to. It usually lists the terms and conditions for using the network and can also require a username and password to log in. If you’ve been into a public WiFi, you’ll know that you have to enter the information that they … Read More
SOLVED: Captive Portal Detection Doesn’t Work with VPN
What Is a Captive Portal?It’s a time to be alive! Internet is often available whenever we go even if you do not have cellular data on! Public Wi-Fi is everywhere and all you have to do is connect and you’re online! However, there’s a crucial step that you have to perform before you can go online on most public internet. … Read More