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Guest Wi-Fi Access

If your hub is set to “Local Network Only,” anyone already on your network (with their own normal internet access, like cellular data) can just type your hub’s address and connect; no special setup needed on their end. This page is for the narrower case: a guest with no internet connectivity at all, who can’t even look up your hub’s address.

This is the Network Reach tab, found in Hub Management on hubs set to Local Network Only.

What it sets up

Section titled “What it sets up”

A dedicated guest Wi-Fi network, separate from your regular network, that gives connecting guests exactly one thing: a working connection to your hub, over a real trusted HTTPS certificate. No browser warnings, encryption works normally. It does not give guests general internet access.

Two ways to run it

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  • This machine (Windows): if your hub runs on a Windows computer, it can host the guest network itself using Windows’ built-in Mobile Hotspot. No second device needed.
  • Separate Raspberry Pi / Linux: a small dedicated device just for networking, useful if your hub doesn’t run on Windows or you’d rather keep this separate from the hub machine itself.

Setting it up

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  1. Open the Network Reach tab and pick which of the two options above matches your setup.
  2. Fill in a guest Wi-Fi network name and password (at least 8 characters).
  3. Download the generated setup script and run it as shown on screen: Windows needs PowerShell run as Administrator; the Pi/Linux option needs sudo.

The script handles the rest: setting up the access point and making sure guests connecting to it land on your hub with a real certificate, automatically.