WiFi Web Login User Guide

WiFi Web Login (HelloGuestWiFi) User Guide
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What is this App for?

It's an app that will help you login to WiFi hotspots, which are found very often in public transportation, or buildings. Universities, healthcare centers, hotels, etc. These examples are called captive portals. Recent phone models, such as the Android 5.x , 6 , and 7 are well supported. Check this link to see the supported WiFi Lists. 

A captive portal is a network that requires an HTTP client to see a special web page (usually for authentication purposes) before using the Internet. A captive portal turns a Web browser into an authentication device. These are commonly used on WiFi networks where authentication to the private network is done via a login browser page, rather than the use of a WEP or WPA2 key,  which includes some coffee shops and airports, and hotspot providers such as The Cloud and ATT-WiFi. 

This app can be purchased from the new address  "Google Play Store" (link updated), or search "helloGuestWifi"
 Also available on Amazon

Typically, when you connect to WiFi, you will be redirected to the login page, which possibly may have an username/password, or just a checkbox to agree to the terms. Once you actually get the username/password, you might find it irritating that you have to enter it very often. At some locations, you might have to enter it several times a day.  The goal of WiFi Web Login is to help you login to any hotspot automatically.

 A list of several sites reported by satisfied customers that work well with this app:

 Buffalo State University, Greenville Health System, Google Starbucks, HomeDepot Wifi, BT Wi-fi with Fon, XFINITY WiFi, TP-LINK_TRAVEL, Nosotros, Denny's-Guest-WiFi

HSE.RU,  Stanford Visitor WiFi, KSU, and Buffalo.edu

UK sites: LSE, edinburgh.gov.uk 

National University of Ireland WiFi, Universidade Federal De Santa Catarina UFSC

How to use it ? Here's a quick manual.


When you connect to a new WiFi that needs web-login, open the app, and tap the preference menu, where you can find many options. Usually, most users only need to set up the username/password information.
 

Click the Preference Menu to see all settings.

 There are four fields as highlighted in the basic setting section. If the login form has only one text box that requires you to enter your email or account information, setup your username or login email.

Then, enter the second field in the password setting, as so on for the 3rd/4th one. then that's it. for most users, the setting is done. If you have changed the password, then repeat this process again.

Set credentials for this Given WiFi

So for 95% of cases, that's all you have to do, the app will do the login using the credentials set above in the background, and will notify you during the login process and when done. 

Check Faq#2 for the manual recording mode if the login screen is more ad-hoc. And if it needs more different choices, such as different dropdown options to choose from, or different buttons to click.  It's also very well supported.

Load the username/password from dropbox.

If you happen find it's hard to key in some complicated passwords on the phone, then try it on PC and save it to a Dropbox file ending with ".txt"

For example, my hot-spot shows me the username and password page. Then, for example, create a file like mywifi.txt, the content below.

myusername mypassword
or just 
myusername
mypassword

Then, tap the load up from dropbox option, dropbox will be launched if you have it on your phone.

open Dropbox folder

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Tap the .txt , Android will show you an available editor, chose the export to WIFI, then the setting will be loaded to the application. That's it. I hope this app really helps you! :D

export to the App

FAQ

• Faq1. Q: Does the app use the default browser to do background login?
•  A: Yes, you have to enable the default browser so that the app can do the background login. the default browser needs to be operative.  Thanks @Ben Peltz
• Faq2. Q: Can I record the login manually instead of using the app way to do login?
• A: Yes, tap the menu, there is one toggle switch called "Use Default Mode to Replay or Record Login Manually",   available in version 11.0 and above.
• If you choose "Record Login Manually", manually start your login procedure from within the app. Once done, this is recorded as script; as soon as you switch on your WiFi later, that portal's SSID is recognized, WiFi Web Login will automatically replay the recorded script. you can also edit the recorded script by tapping the "Edit Recorded Script" Menu.
  
• For some complicated Login, you might have several options to do the captive portal login, for example free 30 minutes trial or 24 hours subscription. Then click the "Record Login Manually", select the choice in the app directly and enter credentials if required. The app will remember your selection and credentials and reply it if needed. 
• Also, you can click "Edit Recorded Script" to change the recorded login script. 

• Faq 3 Doze issue, 6.0.1
• new feature in Marshmallow called doze / app standby might put the app in doze mode , in this case, the background login wont work. Please whitelist the app by disable the battery optimization for this app. here is the steps
• Users can manually configure the whitelist in Settings > Battery > Battery Optimization.
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• Faq4 Background long wont work
• make sure the app is white-listed if you are on Marshmallow following Faq3
• and make sure Adguard for Android is disabled. since it might block the app from accessing the captive portal and the login process. something for those Adblock software like NetGuard ,AFWall+
• other VPN intercepting apps to do data saving like Opera Max, Datally
•  make sure app is whitelisted if you have battery keeping application or auto-start app
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• Faq5 Black screen when I open the app

• typically this means there is an certificate error with the WiFi,  the certificate of the portal could be self-signed or expired. 
• to address this, tap setting of the app, Check the option "ignore SSL certificate error" setting, and the app will ignore the certificate error and continue the login. 
• Faq6 Wifi automatic reconnection disabled for captive portals
• Q: For some reason, your WIFI is no longer auto-connecting to networks. you have to go into WIFI settings and manually connect to a network. then , the app will do the background login.
• this is one bug for some early Samsung Devices. do fix this,
• make sure your phone is rooted
• disable the captive check following this direction.
• http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/100657/how-to-disable-captive-portal-detection-how-to-remove-exclamation-mark-on-wi-fi