SMS Portal Settings

The SMS Portal Settings screen is used to switch registration by mobile phone number on or off on the welcome screen. The guest enters their number, is verified by the confirmation SMS, and gets internet access.

How do I open this screen? From the left menu, go to Captive Portal → SMS Portal Settings.

SMS Portal Settings screen

In practice this screen does one job: turning the module on or off. The welcome screen's title, appearance, the details requested and the legal texts are all managed on Captive Portal → Portal Settings. The detailed fields on this page are no longer used.

SMS Module

The SMS Module switch sits at the top of the page. While the module is off, the screen shows only this warning:

"Warning! SMS module is currently turned off. If you want your system to accept registration via SMS, you must activate the module."

Switch off: the guest does not see the SMS login option on the welcome screen.
Switch on: the SMS registration flow becomes available.

Turning the module on is not enough on its own: for the guest to receive a verification code, your provider details, the message text and the group the guest is added to must be configured under Settings → SMS Settings. If the module is on but the SMS settings are missing, the guest never gets a code and cannot log in.

How do I test the result?

After saving, open the welcome screen as the guest sees it. Connect a device to your test network's portal address (for example http://192.168.2.1:8090/) and confirm the login options appear as expected.