Cisco Meraki

Compatibility

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

Cisco MR firmware

  • Tested up to MR 29.5.1

An example of a working setup consists of the Cisco Meraki MR42 with a firmware version MR 29.4.1 set up in the Meraki coud controller.

Accessing the device’s administration panel

  • Log in to the administration panel with root permissions and go to Network.

  • Go to Wireless → Configure SSID → Edit settings.

Configuration of Access control

Basic info

SSID (name)

Your SSID name

SSID (status)

Enabled

Hide SSID

Leave unchecked

Security

Leave default - Open (no encryption).

Splash Page

Check the "Sign-on with" option and from the dropdown menu select my RADIUS server.

In the "Advanced splash settings":

Captive portal strength

Block all access until sign-on is complete

Walled garden

Enabled (Walled garden ranges below)

Simultaneous logins

Allow simultaneous devices per user

Controller disconnection behavior

Default

Walled garden ranges

*.socialwifi.com
sw-login.com
connect.facebook.net
www.facebook.com
www.googletagmanager.com
www.googleadservices.com
googleads.g.doubleclick.net
*.youtube.com
*.ytimg.com
*.googlevideo.com
yt3.ggpht.com
facebook.com
*.facebook.com
*.fbcdn.net
linkedin.com
*.linkedin.com
*.licdn.com
twitter.com
api.twitter.com
x.com
api.x.com
*.twimg.com

RADIUS

Click on "Add server" and an Authentication server:

Host IP or FQDN

35.205.62.147

Port

31812

Secret

Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Configuring RADIUS Accounting server:

Host IP or FQDN

35.205.62.147

Port

31813

Secret

Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Leave rest as of this section as default.

Press Save on the box in the bottom right.

Configuration of Captive Portal

Go to Wireless → Configure Splash page.

  • Custom splash URL: Check “Or provide a URL where user will be redirected”: https://login.socialwifi.com/

  • Splash behaviour: Where should users go after the splash page? Check “The URL they were trying to fetch”

Press Save changes to save the settings.

Adding the device to Social WiFi platform

  • Go to Wireless → Monitor → Access Points.

  • Copy the MAC addresses of the Access Points you would like to add to Social WiFi platform.

  • Choose the place to which you would like to add the device.

  • In the “Access Points” tab, press “Add” (upper right corner), paste the MAC address you copied into the form (adding a name is optional) and click “Create”.

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