Creating a captive portal with User Manager authentication

In this section, we will demonstrate how to create a captive portal with User Manager authentication. In some circumstances, we may want to maintain a database of users allowed to use the captive portal on our system. In such cases, we have two options: authentication through pfSense’s built-in User Manager, or authentication through an external RADIUS server. Since authentication through the User Manager is by far the easier option, we will demonstrate how to authenticate with the User Manager first.

How to do it...

1. Navigate to Services | Captive Portal.
2. Click on the Add button.
3. Enter a name in the Zone name edit box and a brief description into the Zone description...