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Setup and networking

Articles about the network under the login page: how Omada and UniFi controllers hand a guest to an external portal, how to keep guests off the back office network, and what to check when the login page does not appear. For step by step setup, the hardware guides are the maintained reference.

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  1. The History of WiFi: A Quick Overview

    From ALOHAnet in 1971 to WiFi 7: a short, fact checked history of WiFi, the standards behind it, and what it means for venues offering guest WiFi today.

    · 7 min read
  2. What is the Difference Between Wide Area Networks and Local Area Networks?

    LAN vs WAN in plain English: what each network does, how they differ in speed, ownership and cost, and why the difference matters for guest WiFi at your venue.

    · 7 min read
  3. Guest WiFi Login Page Not Showing? A Venue Owner’s iPhone, Android, Windows Checklist

    Diagnose a missing guest WiFi login page on iPhone, Android, and Windows. Separate device issues from portal, DNS, and guest-network failures.

    · 8 min read
  4. UniFi Captive Portal Connected but No Internet: Diagnostic Checklist

    Find why UniFi guests stay offline after login. Check current client authorization, site selection, portal callbacks, DNS, VLAN routing, and expiry.

    · 8 min read
  5. Omada External Captive Portal Not Redirecting: Find the Broken Step

    Trace an Omada external portal failure from guest SSID to redirect, page load, and authorization. Find the broken step without weakening network security.

    · 8 min read
  6. WiFi 6 vs WiFi 7 for Venues: What to Buy, What to Skip, and When to Upgrade

    WiFi 7 is shipping and WiFi 6 gear is cheap. What each standard actually changes for a venue, what your guests' devices support, and when upgrading makes sense.

    · 10 min read
  7. Guest WiFi Bandwidth Management: Rate Limits, Fair Use, and QoS That Guests Never Notice

    Rate limits, fair use, and QoS for guest networks: how much bandwidth guests really need, how to cap it on Omada and UniFi, and the mistakes that ruin the experience.

    · 10 min read
  8. Access Point Placement for Venues: Coverage Planning for Restaurants, Hotels, and Lounges

    Where you mount access points decides whether guests can even reach your portal. Coverage and capacity planning for restaurants, hotels, and lounges, in plain terms.

    · 10 min read
  9. VLANs for Guest WiFi: Keeping Guests Away from Your POS and Back Office

    Guest WiFi should never touch your POS or back office. A practical VLAN segmentation plan for hospitality networks on Omada and UniFi, with firewall rules included.

    · 10 min read
  10. Monitoring Guest WiFi Uptime: What to Watch, What to Alert On, Who Fixes What

    Guest WiFi only earns when it is up. What to monitor across the ISP, controller, access points, and portal, what deserves an alert, and who owns each fix.

    · 9 min read
  11. Exposing a UniFi Controller Safely with Cloudflare Tunnel: No Port Forwarding Required

    Cloudflare Tunnel lets a cloud captive portal platform reach your UniFi controller with no port forwarding. Full setup, security notes, and the caveats that matter.

    · 10 min read

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