Walled Garden
Walled Garden Overview
A user must log in before the Zyxel Device allows the user’s access to the Internet. However, with a walled garden, you can define one or more web site addresses that all users can access without logging in. These can be used for advertisements for example.
Walled Garden > General Screen
Use this screen to turn on the walled garden feature.
Note: You must enable web authentication before you can access the Walled Garden screens.
Note: You can configure up to 50 walled garden web site links.
Configuration > Hotspot > Walled Garden: General 
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Enable Walled Garden
Select this to turn on the walled garden feature.
*This feature works only with the web portal authentication type.
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 this button to save your changes to the Zyxel Device.
Reset
Click this button to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
Walled Garden > URL Base Screen
Use this screen to configure the walled garden web addresses (URLs that use the HTTP or HTTPS protocol) for web sites that all users are allowed to access without logging in. The web site link(s) displays in the user login screen by default.
Configuration > Hotspot > Walled Garden: URL Based 
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Walled Garden URL List
Use this table to manage the list of walled garden web site links.
Add
Click this to create a new entry. Select an entry and click Add to create a new entry after the selected entry.
Edit
Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the entry’s settings.
Remove
To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The Zyxel Device confirms you want to remove it before doing so.
Activate
To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.
Inactivate
To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.
Move
To move an entry to a different number in the list, click the Move icon. In the field that appears, specify the number to which you want to move the interface.
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This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any entry.
Status
This icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry is inactive.
Display
This icon is lit when the web site link is set to display in the user login screen.
Name
This field displays the descriptive name of the web site.
URL
This field displays the URL of the web site.
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.
Adding/Editing a Walled Garden URL
Use this screen to configure a walled garden web site URL entry.
Configuration > Hotspot > Walled Garden: URL Base: Add/Edit 
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Enable
Select this to activate the entry.
Hide in login page
Select this to not display the web site link in the user login screen.
This is helpful if a user’s access to a specific web site is required to stay connected but he or she doesn’t need to visit that web site.
Name
Enter a descriptive name for the walled garden link to be displayed in the login screen.
You can use up to 31 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and underscores (_). Spaces are also allowed. The first character must be a letter.
URL
Enter the URL of the web site.
Use “http://” or “https://” followed by up to 262 characters (0-9a-zA-Z;/?:@&=+$\.-_!~*'()%). For example, http://www.example.com or http://172.16.1.35.
Preview
Click this button to open the specified web site in a new frame.
OK
Click OK to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device.
Cancel
Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.
Walled Garden > Domain/IP Base Screen
Use this screen to configure walled garden web site links, which use a (wildcard) domain name or an IP address. These links will not display in the login page.
Configuration > Hotspot > Walled Garden: Domain/IP Based 
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Walled Garden Domain/IP List
Use this table to manage the list of walled garden web site links.
Add
Click this to create a new entry. Select an entry and click Add to create a new entry after the selected entry.
Edit
Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the entry’s settings.
Remove
To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The Zyxel Device confirms you want to remove it before doing so.
Activate
To turn on an entry, select it and click Activate.
Inactivate
To turn off an entry, select it and click Inactivate.
#
This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any entry.
Status
This icon is lit when the entry is active and dimmed when the entry is inactive.
Name
This field displays the descriptive name of the web site.
Domain Name/IP Address
This field displays the domain name or IP address and subnet mask of the web site.
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.
Adding/Editing a Walled Garden Domain or IP
Use this screen to configure the domain name or IP address entry for a walled garden web site.
Configuration > Hotspot > Walled Garden: Domain/IP Base: Add/Edit 
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Enable
Select this to activate the entry.
Name
Enter a descriptive name for the walled garden link.
You can use up to 31 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and underscores (_). Spaces are also allowed. The first character must be a letter.
Type
Select whether you want to create the link by entering a domain name or an IP address.
Domain Name / IP Address
If you select Domain, type a Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of a web site. An FQDN starts with a host name and continues all the way up to the top-level domain name. For example, www.zyxel.com.tw is a fully qualified domain name, where “www” is the host, “zyxel” is the third-level domain, “com” is the second-level domain, and “tw” is the top level domain. Underscores are not allowed. Use "*." as a prefix in the FQDN for a wildcard domain name (for example, *.example.com).
If you select IP, enter the IP address and subnet mask of the web site.
OK
Click OK to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device.
Cancel
Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.
Advertisement
Use this screen to set the Zyxel Device to display an advertisement web page as the first web page whenever the user connects to the Internet.
Configuration > Hotspot > Advertisement 
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Enable Advertisement
Select this to turn on the advertisement feature.
*This feature works only when you enable web authentication.
Advertisement Summary
Use this table to manage the list of advertisement web pages.
Add
Click this to create a new entry. Select an entry and click Add to create a new entry after the selected entry.
Edit
Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to open a screen where you can modify the entry’s settings.
Remove
To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The Zyxel Device confirms you want to remove it before doing so.
#
This field is a sequential value, and it is not associated with any entry.
Name
This field displays the descriptive name of web site.
URL
This field displays the address of web site.
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 this button to save your changes to the Zyxel Device.
Reset
Click this button to return the screen to its last-saved settings.
Adding/Editing an Advertisement URL
Use this screen to configure an advertisement address entry.
Note: You can create up to 20 advertisement URL entries. The Zyxel Device randomly picks one and open the specified web site in a new frame when an authenticated user is attempts to access the Internet.
Configuration > Hotspot > Advertisement > Add/Edit 
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Name
Enter a descriptive name for the advertisement web site.
You can use up to 31 alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9) and underscores (_). Spaces are not allowed. The first character must be a letter.
URL
Enter the URL or IP address of the web site.
Use “http://” followed by up to 262 characters (0-9a-zA-Z;/?:@&=+$\.-_!~*'()%). For example, http://www.example.com or http://172.16.1.35.
Preview
Click this button to open the specified web site in a new frame.
OK
Click OK to save your changes back to the Zyxel Device.
Cancel
Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.