Captive Portal\pfSense\Permanent Access

Hardware Hub Networking
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Hello Everyone.

I have been designing a home networking project for a while now (mostly in my head). Before I begin compiling an inventory of parts and putting pen to paper, I have some questions which remain unanswered.

One of the nagging scenarios I have, which I seem to be unable to answer by digging through documentation, is the following.

Suppose I was using pfSense as my router and a decent WAP. I would like to setup Captive Portal on the pfSense device and configure it to redirect users to a page where they accept terms. Once they agree, I am notified via text or email that a guest is requesting access. After I approve, they are connected to the network and never need to go through the process again so long as they use the same wireless device.

Thanks in advance for your input.

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So you mean this?

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/captiveportal/index.html

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I was looking at that, but couldn’t seem to find where I could grant someone permanent access. It appears a month is the limit but was looking for input here.

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I believe if you use the MAC authentication then it never times out. The only issue with that is I believe iPhones will randomly change their MAC address.

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It appears that iPhones generate a different MAC address per network they connect to, but keep the same address so long as they do not forget the network.

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