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Aruba Instant On

Creating a new network

To create a new network please go to the “Network” panel.

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If it’s your first time configuring the Aruba InstantON device, you should only see the “Default” network.

Press ”+ Add” to add another network.

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Configure the network

You should see this window pop up. Configure it as follows:

UsageGuest
Network nameHere you choose your network SSID
SecurityOpen
Wi-Fi Enhanced OpenUnchecked
Guest PortalChecked

Click “Save”.

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After you’ve saved the network, please go to the “Customize guest portal” section.

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In the left upper corner, click on the dropdown menu and choose “External”. Then, configure as follows:

Server URLhttps://login.socialwifi.com/
Redirect URLLeave empty
Send RADIUS AccountingChecked
Server IP address or domain name35.205.62.147
Shared secretRadius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Click on “More RADIUS parameters” and configure as follows:

Server timeout5
Retry count3
Authentication port31812
Accounting port31813

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Add the Walled garden domains

Complete the walled garden list leaving the Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn toggles unchecked.

Mandatory

login.socialwifi.com
sw-login.com

Facebook remarketing pixel

connect.facebook.net
www.facebook.com

Google remarketing tag

www.googletagmanager.com
www.googleadservices.com
googleads.g.doubleclick.net

YouTube widget on login pages

youtube.com
ytimg.com
googlevideo.com
yt3.ggpht.com

Facebook login

facebook.com
fbcdn.net

X (Twitter) login

twitter.com
x.com
twimg.com

LinkedIn login

linkedin.com
licdn.com

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Adding AP into Social WiFi Panel

To add your Access Point to Panel, log in to your account, go to Access Points tab and click “Add new”

Your device’s MAC address can be found in Inventory -> Identification.

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Test the solution

Connect with the WiFi network. You should see a login page. Go through the login process and, once finished, you should have internet access. You should see first connections and authorisations in the Social WiFi Panel’s statistics section.