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mjwhite3
mjwhite3
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October 6, 2015
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Wireless Printer + Captive Portal + Disclaimer Only

  • October 6, 2015
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Hello,

I would like to set up a printer for wireless printing. This printer is wirelessly connected, but does not have the ability to click "I agree" in the captive portal. In my FortiOS settings, I am unable to add this printer to an exemption list because my portal is set to disclaimer only. For various reasons, I do not wish to change the setting to anything other than disclaimer only.

 

I'm curious, what options do I have without changing the portal to something other than disclaimer only. Can I exempt my printer from the captive portal based upon MAC address?

 

Could I create a hidden SSID that for just the printer, and somehow allow traffic to and from the captive portal SSID? Think of this as bridge WIFI SSIDs? (I know there's a better solution.)

 

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    gschmitt
    gschmitt
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    October 7, 2015

    mjwhite3 wrote:

    Could I create a hidden SSID that for just the printer, and somehow allow traffic to and from the captive portal SSID? Think of this as bridge WIFI SSIDs? (I know there's a better solution.)

    Yes

    mjwhite3
    mjwhite3Author
    New Member
    October 7, 2015

    Thanks for responding gschmitt, but since I'm pretty new at this, can you give me some more information on how I would to this? Specifically, what type of firewall policies I'd need to have.

     

    Thanks!

     

    gschmitt
    gschmitt
    New Member
    October 7, 2015

    Okay, I just noticed you can exempt addresses from the authentication process.

    Go to WiFi Controller > WiFi Network > SSID and select your Guest Network

    Below WiFi Settings use the Exempt List Dropdown Menu and select Printer

     

    Make sure you have Detect and Identify Devices set to on

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