WiFi Login Screen Won’t Show Up at Starbucks? Here’s the FixStarbucks is a great place in between the office and home. Great service, great coffee and free WiFi. Sadly, although WiFi is available, connecting to it isn’t as straightforward as it should be. Sometimes the Starbucks WiFi login screen won’t pop up. And that means you will not be allowed … 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
WiFi Captive Portal: What You Should Do to Surf the Web Securely
What Is a Captive Portal WiFi Page?A captive portal is a web page accessed with a web browser. It is displayed to newly connected users of a WiFi network before they are granted broader access to network resources. Captive portals are commonly used to present a landing or log-in page which may require: authentication, payment, acceptance of an end-user license agreement, acceptable use policy, survey … Read More