Captive Portal Software for UniFi

Who for

Whether you have your own UniFi WiFi network(s) and wish to increase the interaction with your guests/patrons or are a service provider looking for an easy to deploy, scalable, and stable solution to enhance the UniFi networks of your clients, our Captive Portal Software is the perfect solution for you.

Please contact us for more information and pricing details.

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Benefits

The major benefits of deploying our Captive Portal Software for UniFi are:

  • support multiple sites on multiple UniFi controllers from a single installation
  • is installed on a (virtual) server under your own control:
    • you stay in charge of the server, the application, and the collected data
    • we recommend using the base DigitalOcean Droplet or similar
  • interact with guests by capturing email addresses and other personal information
  • support GDPR compliance when required
  • white labeling; apply your own identity to the administrative pages
  • leverage the collected data for your marketing campaigns
  • improved data quality through the use of:
    • email address or mobile phone number verification using SMS and email
    • Facebook logins
    • Azure AD logins
  • clear one-time costs

Easy integration with your own UniFi controller(s)

  • once the software is installed, each site can be up and running within minutes because of our tight integration, see the linked video for a walkthrough of the integration steps
  • when also using a USG and UniFi switches, the captive portal can be made available for both WiFi and wired guests

Full support for GDPR compliance

  • enable GDPR-related features:
    • require users to explicitly accept your Terms of Service
    • require users to explicitly accept your Privacy Notice
    • users can provide marketing consent
    • allow users to connect without sharing personal information
      • controls are available to define specific bandwidth limits for anonymous users
  • ability to delete:
    • selected personal information
    • selected user history from the captive portal and the UniFi controller
  • the option to enable a self-service dashboard where users can:
    • view their stored personal information
    • correct their personal information
    • download a copy of their personal data
    • delete their personal data

Choice of access methods

  • Facebook login
  • Instagram login
  • Azure AD/Microsoft login, using a combination of :
    • Single-tenant
    • Multi-tenant
    • Personal Microsoft accounts
  • Registration form
    • capture name, email address, and phone number
    • add custom fields of type:
      • text
      • numeric
      • date
      • dropdown
    • determine which fields to display
    • ability to mark each field as optional or required
  • Sponsored Access
    • guest users request access to the guest WiFi network through the captive portal
    • their host or an assigned email address/Slack channel is asked to confirm the request
    • approval confirmations are sent to the guest user through email or SMS message
  • Anonymous Access
    • guests gain WiFi access without sharing any personal information
    • use of this option can be restricted by time frame and by applying lower download and upload speed limits
  • Whitelisted Access
    • manually whitelist devices for a specified time frame with manual overrides for upload and download speed limits
    • access can be revoked at any time
    • ideal for devices that are unable to access a captive portal such as TVs and game consoles
    • ideal for staff-owned devices

Easy integration with Mailchimp

  • optionally add collected email addresses to your Mailchimp mailing list
  • optional double opt-in

Integrate with 3rd party applications

Use Webhooks to export the collected registration details to the application of your choice in real-time through:

Or download the collected registration details in Excel format.

Verify contact information

  • send One-time passwords (OTP) for verification purposes
  • easy integration with Twilio or many other SMS Gateways for outgoing SMS messages
  • email verification using a customizable HTML template

Customize the captive portal splash pages

  • customize for each site individually
  • upload your own custom logo and background images
  • modify the text strings used
  • customize the Terms of Service and Privacy Notice
  • customize the CSS styling

Screenshots

Straightforward UniFi controller integration

Facebook Login with Share dialog

One-time passwords using SMS

What our clients are saying

  • I stumbled across Art of WiFi while seeking advice on building a WiFi captive portal to integrate social media authentication as well as email. Their advice made me realize that I was in over my head and needed help, so I hired Art of WiFi for the project. Art of WiFi built a great portal and made sure everything was working perfectly before calling it done. Their communication was clear and consistent. I will definitely use them on future projects!
    Kai KirkLoco Gringo
  • Erik from Art of WiFi was very attentive with my ideas. We had several things we wanted to change and add to our captive portal, he had no problem working with us to do so. Everything that he did was in a timely manner which met all of our deadlines. His company was able to create an incredible product which is simple to use. I would highly recommend his company.
    John Klinger, PresidentJlink Inc.
  • As an owner of a newly installed personal network at home, I had difficulty navigating the array of UniFi devices I had installed to ensure they were properly configured. Erik at Art of Wifi not only solved what appeared to be a fatal problem in the network using his extensive experience, knowledge, and problem-solving skills, but he ensured that the system was set optimally and that the system was delivering to me the best that the network devices could provide. He also provided me with some coaching on how I could make the right improvement tweaks if I found I needed them. All this was done in a rapid, efficient, and cost-effective way, and completely remotely. Art of Wifi is clearly able to service a broad range of clients, including owners of multi-device home networks.
    Ian Lockley
  • We engaged with Art of WiFi to provide a portal for our customer’s Public Access WiFi, having used other products we found the solution to be extremely cost-effective in comparison. Erik is extremely responsive, helpful and provides everything you need to get your portal working effectively. If you run into difficulties Erik is available to provide the answer. A recent issue was swiftly resolved out of hours! I would highly recommend engaging with Art of WiFi.
    Ian Vicker, Managing DirectorThree Cherries Limited
  • We were tasked with finding a captive portal solution for a large event and came across Art of WiFi. Erik was extremely helpful right from the beginning. Any questions we had he would reply promptly and give a very clear and concise answer. The setup was very simple and straightforward. Integration with UniFi was seamless. Pricing is very fair and I would highly recommend Art of WiFi be used for anyone looking for a captive portal solution.
    Scott Halinski, Systems EngineerMacKenzie-Childs
  • Erik Slooff and Art of Wifi are the real deal. They are fast, accurate, responsive, and helpful at every turn. They go above and beyond to ensure that your experience and deployment is as fast and painless as possible. I am extremely impressed with their Wifi portal and its integration with Unifi products and other systems that take advantage of webhooks. They went above and beyond outside of the SOW to assist me and ensure I was on the right path to achieve my goals. Aside from creating the entire guest portal, he provided documentation every step of the way, assisted me in securing my Unifi Controller and even had a 1:1 Skype session to provide a quick tutorial on a product that he has no stake in but I needed to integrate between the wifi portal and Hubspot. Erik Slooff takes pride in his work and is committed to customer service and client satisfaction. I will always recommend Art of Wifi.
    Emilio Ferreiro, IT ManagerBHA Jewelry