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Social WiFi has been tested and is proven to work on the following configurations:
Access point firmware
1.0.11.8 and newer
This guide assumes that the device is already added to your GWN Cloud.
Go to Settings -> Profiles -> RADIUS and press "+ Add".
Now, configure as follows:
Name
sw_radius
Server Address
35.205.62.147
Port
31812
Secret
For the "Radius Accounting Servers" and below:
Server Address
35.205.62.147
Port
31813
Secret
RADIUS NAS ID
(leave empty)
Attempt Limit
1
RADIUS retry timeout (s)
10
Accounting Update Interval (sec)
600
Dynamic VLAN
Leave unchecked
Press Save.
Now, go back to Profiles and go to Portal Policy. Press "+Add".
Configure as follows:
Name
Social WiFi
Splash Page
External
Platform
Universal Platform
External Splash Server Address
http://login.socialwifi.com
RADIUS Authentication
sw_radius
Timeout Duration of Unauthenticated Clients (minutes)
1
Redirect URL
https://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/
Enable HTTPS Redirection
Leave unchecked
Enable Secure Portal
Leave unchecked
When finished, scroll down. Now you’ll need to add the following domains in the Pre Authentication Rule(s) section.
Each domain needs to be added separately. For each one, click the Select Destination dropdown and select Hostname. Use the domain as the value for the field next to the dropdown. Click the Select Service dropdown and select Web.
You can add more entries by clicking the Add New Authentication Rule button.
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
Google login
accounts.google.com
accounts.google.co.uk – example regional domain
You must also add your regional domain for “accounts.google.com”, for example “accounts.google.co.uk” if you are in the UK
ssl.gstatic.com
fonts.gstatic.com
fonts.google.com
accounts.youtube.com
googleapis.com
apis.google.com
Facebook login
facebook.com
fbcdn.net
Twitter login
twitter.com
twimg.com
LinkedIn login
linkedin.com
licdn.com
When finished, press Save at the bottom.
Go to Settings -> Wi-Fi in the menu on the left. Click the Edit icon (if you already have a working WiFi network) or the +Add button (if you need to create a new WiFi network).
In the Basic section, configure as follows:
WiFi
Enabled
SSID
*Your SSID name*
Client IP Assignment
Leave default
Associated VLAN
Leave unchecked
Enable Captive Portal
Checked
Captive Portal Policy
Social WiFi
SSID band
Leave default
In the Access Security section use the following settings:
Security Type
Open
Press Save.
The setup of the controller is now finished. The last step is to add all access points to the Social WiFi platform.
Go to Devices in the menu on the left. You’ll find the list of all connected access points. One of the columns should be “MAC”. You’ll need to copy the MAC address and paste it into Social WiFi panel.
To do that, switch to Social WiFi Panel, go to Access Points tab, click the Add button and paste the MAC address of the access point.
Click Create. Repeat this step for each access point.
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.
RADIUS Secret is available in Access Points tab of the
RADIUS Secret is available in Access Points tab of the
