Authentication method for free wireless Internet access

Abstract

The invention provides an authentication method for free wireless Internet access. The authentication method comprises the following steps that (A1) wireless network setting of a mobile terminal is opened, free WIFI of a hotel or market and the like is selected and connected to; (A2) the mobile terminal emits a message to detect the network, the message is processed so that an authentication page is automatically popped up in the mobile terminal, and a user clicks a We-Chat authentication manner; (A3) the We-Chat is automatically started, and the user input the We-Chat public code of the hotel or market and the like; and (A4) information of the hotel or market and the like is popped up in We-Chat, the user clicks ''follow'', and authentication for free Internet access is completed. The method has the advantages of good and convenient experience.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of network technology, in particular to an authentication method for free wireless Internet access. Background technique [0002] Existing large shopping malls, shopping centers, office buildings, restaurants and other public facilities provide free WIFI wireless Internet access environment. Users can first turn on the WIFI settings of the smartphone to connect to the AP, and then need to enter their mobile phone number to initiate an application for authentication request. The public WIFI cloud server generates a corresponding online authentication code according to the application authentication request, and returns it to the mobile phone number entered by the user. The user needs to input the Internet access authentication code into the corresponding input box to generate an Internet access authentication request. After the cloud server passes the authentication, it sends the authentication result to the AP, and th...

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Problems solved by technology

[0011] 1. The process of surfing the Internet is very troublesome. The mobile phone number has 11 digits in total, and the verification code has 6-8 digits. In order to surf the Internet, you have to enter nearly 20 numbers or letters. The mobile terminal itself is designed to facilitate touch operation rather than input operation, plus There is also a process of waiting for the verification code. Sometimes the verification code is not sent successfully due to the SMS gateway. All these factors add up to result in a very low efficiency of the entire authentication and a very poor user experience.

[0012] 2. Some users think they can use WIFI, but they don’t realize that they need to open a browser to trigger authentication

When users directly open WeChat but find that it cannot be used, they will suspect that it is due to wireless signals and other reasons that they cannot access the Internet, and give up using it directly. This will undoubtedly cause the merchant to directly lose these users

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