OmniVista Cirrus

Compatibility

Social WiFi has been tested and is proven to work on the following configurations:

  • OmniVista Cirrus - version 10.3.017.9_GA

  • Alcatel Lucent OAW-1321 Access Point with 4.0.6.1020 firmware

Configure the RADIUS server

Go to Network Access -> Unified Access -> Auth Servers -> RADIUS Servers choosing from the menu on the left. Then, click on + Create RADIUS Server.

Configure as follows:

Server Name

sw_auth

Host Name/IP Address *

35.205.62.147

Backup Host Name/IP Address

leave empty

Shared Secret

RADIUS Secret is available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Confirm Secret *

RADIUS Secret is available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Retries

1

Timeout

5

Authentication Port

31812

Accounting Port

31813

Pre-emption

Enable

Count-down Timer

600

Press Save.

Now, go to Network Access -> Unified Access -> AAA Server Profile. Click + Create AAA Server Profile.

Configure as follows:

Profile name

sw_server

Select Primary Authentication Server

sw_auth

Use this Authentication Server for

Captive Portal

Select Primary Accounting Server

sw_auth

Use this Accounting Server for

Captive Portal

Click Save.

Configuring Access Role Profile

Now, go to Network Access -> Unified Access -> Access Role Profiles and click + Create Access Role Profile.

Configure as follows:

QoS/ACL: Configure QoS/ACLs.

Walled Garden

Now, scroll down to the Walled Garden section and add the following domains in the "Allow List Domains" section.

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

Google login

accounts.google.com
accounts.google.co.uk - example regional domain
ssl.gstatic.com
fonts.gstatic.com
fonts.google.com
accounts.youtube.com
content.googleapis.com
apis.google.com

You must also add your regional domain for "accounts.google.com", for example "accounts.google.co.uk" if you are in the UK

Facebook login

www.facebook.com
facebook.com 
static.xx.fbcdn.net 
external-frt3-2.xx.fbcdn.net

If you added www.facebook.com already in the "Facebook remarketing pixel" section, you don't have to add the same domain twice.

Twitter login

twitter.com 
api.twitter.com 
pbs.twimg.com 
abs-0.twimg.com 
abs.twimg.com

LinkedIn login

linkedin.com 
www.linkedin.com 
static-exp1.licdn.com 
media-exp1.licdn.com 
static.licdn.com

Configure Captive Portal Attributes

Now, Scroll down to the Captive Portal Attributes and configure as follows:

Captive Portal Auth

External

Portal Server *

login.socialwifi.com

Redirect-URL *

login.socialwifi.com/redirect

HTTPS Redirection

Disable

AAA Server Profile *

sw_server

Custom Profile

[Leave empty]

Next and select the site and Access Point Groups you want to configure Social WiFi in.

Click Next and select your VLAN mappings. This guide covers the default, which is VLAN: Untagged VLAN. Press Save.

Now, add your SSID. Go to Wireless -> SSIDs in the menu on the left and click on + Create SSID.

Configure as follows:

Profile Name *

Social WiFi

SSID *

*Your SSID name*

Usage

Guest Network (Open or Captive Portal)

Do you want users to go through a Captive Portal?

No

Enhanced Open

Disabled

Scroll down to the Default VLAN/Network. In the Choose Existing Access Role Profile, under Access Role Profile select sw_role.

Click Next. Select the site and Access Point Groups you want to configure the SSID for.

Click Next and select your VLAN mappings. This guide covers the default, which is VLAN: Untagged VLAN. Press Create SSID.

Adding the MAC address to the Social WiFi dashboard

Now, go to the Inventory -> Device Catalog and copy the MAC address.

Now, switch to Social WiFi Panel, go to Access Points tab, click the Add button and paste the MAC addresses of all of your access points. Click Create.

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 authorizations in the Social WiFi Panel’s statistics section.

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