Step 3: Generate a Guest Pass

Follow these steps to generate a guest pass.

1. Click Clients > Guests.

   The Guest Pass page appears.

2. Click Generate Guest Pass. The Generate Guest Pass form appears.
3. Configure the following options:
   • Guest Name: Type a name that you want to assign to the guest user.
   • Guest WLAN: Select the guest WLAN that you created in Step 2: Create a Guest Access WLAN.
   • Number of Passes: Type the number of guest passes that you want to generate.
   • Pass Valid For: Set the validity period for the guest pass by filling in the two boxes. For example, if you want the guest pass to be valid for seven days, type 7 in the first box, and then select Days in the second box.
4. Configure the advanced options:
   1. Pass Generation: Select the Auto Generate check box if you want the controller to generate the guest pass key automatically.

      If you want to generate the guest pass manually, clear the Auto Generate check box.

      If you are generating more than one guest pass, the Auto Generate check box is selected automatically and is not configurable.

   2. Pass Effective Since: Set the guest pass validity period by selecting one of the following options:
      • Effective from the creation time: This type of guest pass is valid from the time it is first created to the specified expiration time, even if it is not being used by any end user.
      • Effective from first use: This type of guest pass is valid from the time the user uses it to authenticate with the controller until the specified expiration time. An additional parameter (Guest Pass will expire in X days) can be configured to specify when an unused guest pass will expire regardless of use. The default is 7 days.
      • Expire guest pass if not used within [ ] days: If you want this guest pass to expire if it is unused after you generated it, type the number of days in the box (maximum value is 365 days).
   3. Max Devices Allowed: Set the number of users that can share this guest pass.
      • Limited to [ ]: If you want a limited number of users to share this guest pass, click this option, and then type the number in the box.
      • Unlimited: If you want an unlimited number of users to share this guest pass, click this option.
      • Session Duration: If you clicked Unlimited, this option appears. If you want require users to log on again after their sessions expire, select the Require guest re-login after [ ] check box, and then select a time increment. If this feature is disabled, connected users will not be required to re-log in until the guest pass expires.
   4. In Remarks (optional), type your notes about this guest pass, if any.
5. Click Generate. The page refreshes, and then the guest pass you generated appears in a table, along with other guest passes that exist on the controller.

   Click Enable to enable the guest pass for a user, and Disable to revoke the guest pass for a particular user.

You have completed generating a guest pass. You are now ready to send the guest pass to guest users.

You can view the list of guest passes by applying filters. Click the icon to do so.

The following information is displayed when you click on the guest pass created:

• Summary: Displays a summary of information about the user and credentials.
• Admin Activities: Displays information about the administrator activities.
• Event: Displays information about events associated with the user.

Click the icon to apply filters. Click the icon to export all the data into a CSV file.

Figure 43  Generating a guest pass