Monthly Archives: August 2015


The Paranoid mode

This feature is available with Artica v2.17.080501 or above. The paranoid mode is designed to reduce web error page processing caused by flooder clients. If a computer is infected by a malware that want to access to Internet or if a client use an application denied by a policy, background […]

05-08-2015 01-06-03

03-08-2015 00-23-04

HotSpot rule behavior

The rule behavior define how the HotSpot authenticate guests and processes to access trough Internet. Use terms of service If enabled, then guest will be prompted to read a legal information before access to the login page Send accounts informations to Meta server : You can only use it if […]


What are HotSpot rules ? Create an HotSpot rule

HotSpot rules is the major feature of the HotSpot revision 4 What are rules ? Rules are defined by one or several networks. A network can be a IP address (10.10.10.1 ) or a subnet  ( 10.10.10.0/24) . When a guest computer is connected to the HotSpot, Artica will try […]

03-08-2015 00-00-52

How to use/enable the HotSpot feature ?

A) HotSpot Only The HotSpot feature cannot be used with the standard proxy feature because it will lock all ports for unregistered users. An Artica license allows you to use 2 servers so you can use a Standard Artica server for your employees and an Artica HotSpot for your guest […]

02-08-2015 13-16-05

The HotSpot revision 4 features in Artica

The captive portal technique forces an HTTP client on a network to see a special web page (usually for authentication purposes) before using the Internet normally. A captive portal turns a Web browser into an authentication device. This is done by intercepting most packets, regardless of address or port, until […]