Free Time
Free Time Overview
With Free Time, the Zyxel Device can create dynamic guest accounts that allow users to browse the Internet free of charge for a specified period of time.
Free Time Screen
Use this screen to enable and configure the free time settings
Label | Description |
|---|---|
Enable Free Time | Select the check box to turn on the free time feature.  After you set up web authentication policies and enable the free time feature on the Zyxel Device, a link displays in the login screen when users try to access the Internet. The link redirects users to a screen where they can get a free account. |
Free Time Period | Select the duration of time period for which the free time account is allowed to access the Internet. |
Reset Time | Select Daily to have the Zyxel Device allow free account access every day at the specified time. Select Weekly to have the Zyxel Device allow free account access once a week on the day you select. Select Monthly to have the Zyxel Device allow free account access once a month on a set date. When your free period ends, you will see a message telling you when you can use free time again. This depends on the Reset Time period chosen. |
Time | If you select Daily, select the time in 24-hour format at which the new free time account is allowed to access the Internet. |
Day | If you select Weekly, select the day on which the new free time account is allowed to access the Internet. If you select Monthly, enter the date on which the new free time account is allowed to access the Internet. If the date you selected is not available in a month, such as 30th or 31th, the Zyxel Device allows the free account access on the last day of the month. |
Maximum Registration Number Before Reset Time | Enter the maximum number of the users that are allowed to log in for Internet access with a free guest account before the time specified in the Reset Time field. This also sets how many free guest accounts a user can get. For example, if you set the Maximum Registration Number Before Reset Time to 1, the Reset Time to Daily and the Reset Time to 13:00, even the first free guest account has expired at 11:30, the user cannot get a second account and/or access the Internet until 13:00. |
Delivery Method | Specify how the Zyxel Device provides dynamic guest account information. Select On-Screen to display the user account information in the web screen. Select SMS to use Short Message Service (SMS) to send account information in a text message to the user’s mobile device. Select On-Screen and SMS to provide the account information both in the web screen and via SMS text messages. You should have enabled SMS in the Configuration > System > Notification > SMS screen to send text messages to the user’s mobile device. |
Auto Login | Select this to allow users to log into their free account directly without having to enter their user name and password. Clearing this requires users to enter their user name and password, and click login to access their free account. |
Hotspot Service Status | |
Service Status | This field displays whether a service license is enabled at myZyxel (Activated) or not (Not Activated) or expired (Expired). It displays the remaining Grace Period if your license has Expired. It displays Not Licensed if there isn’t a license to be activated for this service. If you need a license or a trial license has expired, click Buy to buy a new one. If a Standard license has expired, click Renew to extend the license. Then, click Activate to connect with the myZyxel server to activate the new license. |
Service Type | This shows whether you have a trial or standard license or none (Trial, Standard, None). |
Expiration Date | This shows when your hotspot license will expire. |
Apply | Click this button to save your changes to the Zyxel Device. |
Reset | Click this button to return the screen to its last-saved settings. |
IPnP Overview
IP Plug and Play (IPnP) allows a computer to access the Internet without changing the network settings (such as IP address and subnet mask) of the computer, even when the IP addresses of the computer and the Zyxel Device are not in the same subnet.
When you disable the IPnP feature, only computers with dynamic IP addresses or static IP addresses in the same subnet as the Zyxel Device’s LAN IP address can connect to the Zyxel Device or access the Internet through the Zyxel Device.
The IPnP feature does not apply to a computer using either a dynamic IP address or a static IP address that is in the same subnet as the Zyxel Device's IP address.
Note: You must enable NAT to use the IPnP feature.
IPnP Screen
This screen allows you to enable IPnP on the Zyxel Device and specific internal interface(s).
Label | Description |
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Enable IPnP | Select this option to turn on the IPnP feature on the Zyxel Device. You can enable this feature only when the security policy is enabled. |
Member List | The Available list displays the name(s) of the internal interface(s) on which you can enable IPnP. To enable IPnP on an interface, you can double-click a single entry to move it or use the [Shift] or [Ctrl] key to select multiple entries and click the right arrow button to add to the Member list. To remove an interface, select the name(s) in the Member list and click the left arrow button. |
Hotspot Service Status | |
Service Status | This field displays whether a service license is enabled at myZyxel (Activated) or not (Not Activated) or expired (Expired). It displays the remaining Grace Period if your license has Expired. It displays Not Licensed if there isn’t a license to be activated for this service. If you need a license or a trial license has expired, click Buy to buy a new one. If a Standard license has expired, click Renew to extend the license. Then, click Activate to connect with the myZyxel server to activate the new license. |
Service Type | This shows whether you have a trial or standard license or none (Trial, Standard, None). |
Expiration Date | This shows when your hotspot license will expire. |
Register Now | Click the link to go to myZyxel where you can register your Zyxel Device and activate the service. This link is available only when the service is not activated yet. |
Apply | Click Apply to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device. |
Reset | Click Reset to return the screen to its last-saved settings. |