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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.
Log in to the administration panel with root permissions and go to Network.
Go to Wireless → Configure SSID → Edit settings.
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
You must also add your regional domain for accounts.google.*, for example “accounts.google.co.uk” if you are in the UK.
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
If you want to you can also add an Accounting Server but it's not necessary for the Service to work. In order to add the Accounting server, please contact the Cisco Meraki Support, otherwise, you won't see the RADIUS Accounting section.
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
If data-carrier detect is enabled, sessions will be revoked and accounted for whenever a client disassociates from a network. To allow clients to reassociate to the network without re-authorization, do not enable data-carrier detect. Data-carrier detect needs to be disabled if your SSID is broadcasted by more than one AP.
Leave rest as of this section as default.
Press Save on the box in the bottom right.
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.
Go to Wireless → Monitor → Access Points.
Copy the MAC addresses of the Access Points you would like to add to Social WiFi platform.
Go to the Social WiFi Panel.
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”.
You're good to test the configuration on your Access Point.
