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# NEHotspotHelper

A class to register a hotspot helper.

```
class NEHotspotHelper
```

## Overview

The [`NEHotspotHelper`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelper) API gives your app the ability to perform custom authentication for Wi-Fi Hotspots. It gives users a way to seamlessly connect to a large aggregated network of Wi-Fi Hotspots. The [`NEHotspotConfiguration`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotConfiguration) API lets your app configure those hotspots.

## Topics

### Registering a hotspot helper

[`+  registerWithOptions:queue:handler:`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelper/register(options:queue:handler:))

Register the application as a Hotspot Helper.

[`kNEHotspotHelperOptionDisplayName`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/kNEHotspotHelperOptionDisplayName)

The string displayed in Wi-Fi Settings for a network handled by the application.

[`NEHotspotHelperHandler`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelperHandler)

The type definition for the Hotspot Helper’s command handler block.

### Getting hotspot network status

[`+  supportedNetworkInterfaces`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelper/supportedNetworkInterfaces())

Return the list of network interfaces managed by the Hotspot Helper infrastructure.

### Logging off

[`+  logoff:`](/documentation/NetworkExtension/NEHotspotHelper/logoff(_:))

Terminate the authentication session for a Hotspot network.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

### Inherits From

[`NSObject-swift.class`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObject-swift.class)

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