Configuring Hotspot user notification not requiring a cookie on ProxySG

Products

• ProxySG Software - SGOS

Issue/Introduction

User notification only works with cookies, which is not supported by many applications. If someone want to set some kind of a hotspot where users can use the internet for any application without having to use a notify user object, they can use this solution.

Resolution

To create a User notify object that works with clients that do not support cookies: 

1. Create a local realm with user and password, for example guest/guest.
2. Create an authentication form with hidden input fields for username and password that default to guest/guest.
   Now the form should only show the Notification/disclaimer test and the submit button.
3. Create an authentication rule that uses form-ip and not form-cookie.
4. Allow authenticated users to access the internet.