# Can I force my Ipad to the wifi login screen for public wifi?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-force-my-ipad-to-the-wifi-login-screen-for-public-wifi/778695>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-force-my-ipad-to-the-wifi-login-screen-for-public-wifi/778695 "2017-01-31T20:49:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-force-my-ipad-to-the-wifi-login-screen-for-public-wifi/778695/1 "2017-01-31T20:49:54Z")

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My issue is this. When I go to McDoald’s or my local doctor, they have free wifi. However, they have a login screen where you have to accept their rules.

A lot of times, my Ipad Air does not redirect to that page. I get the “connected” checkmark, but no webpages open up. Is there a way to force my Ipad to go to the login/sign-in page for internet?

Honestly, I get the same error on my Android Phone. How can I force devices to go to the login screen for wifi connections?

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-force-my-ipad-to-the-wifi-login-screen-for-public-wifi/778695/2 "2017-01-31T21:17:39Z")

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What works for me is disconnecting/reconnecting, or attempting to open a web-page.

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-force-my-ipad-to-the-wifi-login-screen-for-public-wifi/778695/3 "2017-01-31T22:20:56Z")

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When that happens and a refresh of the webpage does not take you to the login page, go into Settings:WiFi and tap on the ‘i’ in the blue circle next to the McDonalds wifi name. Then tap ‘Forget This Network’.

Go back to your browser - when you open a new webpage you should the the login webpage.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-force-my-ipad-to-the-wifi-login-screen-for-public-wifi/778695/4 "2017-01-31T22:41:30Z")

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At one place where I used guest wireless, the redirect to the login page wouldn’t work if your browser home page is a secure one (i.e., https:// page). So the recommendation was to try to go to an insecure page (i.e., http:// page), and from there, the redirect would occur. (The carrier for the guest wireless suggested [www.purple.com](http://www.purple.com) for the insecure page, but any will do.)