Testing of the new captive portal — a replacement for the current authentication system used with AirBears — at 2484 Shattuck and 2195 Hearst (Earl Warren Hall) is going well. The Captive Portal team is now opening the testing process to the campus community.
Open testing sessions
Three open testing sessions have been scheduled for members of the campus community to test their applications for compatibility with the new captive portal system. All sessions will take place in 110 Earl Warren Hall. Staff will be on hand during these sessions to assist with troubleshooting.
Friday, September 18, 3:30–5:00 pm
Tuesday, September 22, 9:00–10:30 am
Wednesday, September 30, 3:30–5:00 pm
If you are interested in participating, send an email message to Please include a short description of what application or system you would like to test, and which of the above sessions you are able to attend. Drop-in attendees are welcome, however troubleshooting preference will be given to those who have signed up in advance. Be sure to bring a laptop or other wifi-enabled device with you to the session. If you need to modify your firewall settings prior to testing, the subnet used for AirBears at Earl Warren Hall is 136.152.139.0/25.
Wifi-enabled Blackberries
The Capitve Portal team needs volunteers with wifi-enabled Blackberry devices to help test the new captive portal system. If your Blackberry works with the current AirBears captive portal and you would like to help test the new captive portal during one of the above sessions, please send an email message to
Background and updates
For background information on the new captive portal, see New captive portal system in development for AirBears.
Additional updates will be posted as work progresses. Feel free to send feedback, comments, and questions to the Captive Portal team,