Captive portals are a great way to extend the reach of your Cisco routers and increase security for your network. This article will show you how to login to a captive portal using your router's default credentials.
What is a Router Captive Portal?
A Router Captive Portal is a web-based interface that allows remote users to access their routers remotely. This can be very useful in the event that you lose your router or need to access it from a distance. To set up a Router Captive Portal, first you need to create a HTTP(S) address for your router. You can then configure your router to allow remote access.
Once you have created the HTTP(S) address and enabled the Router Captive Portal, you will need to configure your browser to use this address. To do this, open your browser and type http://
How to Login to a Router Captive Portal
When you want to access the router captive portal, you will need to login first. The login process is simple and can be done using a web browser.
To login to your router captive portal, open your web browser and type the following address into the address bar:
http://
If you have not already created an account on the router captive portal, you will be prompted to do so. Once you have logged in, you will be able to access all of the features of the portal.
How to Enable a Router Captive Portal
Cisco routers provide a captive portal that allows users to access web-based applications and management interfaces. The captive portal lets you restrict access to specific devices or users, and it can also help you control user behavior by enforcing password requirements. This article shows you how to enable a router captive portal.
To enable a router captive portal, first open the router's configuration mode. To do this, enter the command show config at the console prompt. Then enter the following commands:
configure terminal
line con 0
login local
password cisco
After entering the configure terminal command, type login local and press Enter. Type password cisco and press Enter. You are now in configuration mode. To enable the router captive portal, type the following command:
PW default cisco
This command sets the router's password to be cisco. Note that you must also set up authentication for the router in order to use the captive portal. For more information, see "How to Enable Authentication for a Router Captive Portal."
How to Disable a Router Captive Portal
If you have a Cisco router with a captive portal installed, you may want to disable the portal so that you can use your router's normal web-based management interface. To disable the captive portal on a Cisco router, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the router's web-based management interface.
2. Click the System icon on the upper left corner of the main screen.
3. Under System Settings, click Captive Portal.
4. In the Captive Portal section, click Enable Captive Portal if it is not already enabled, and then click Disable Captive Portal.