OpenMesh
Accessing the device’s cloud management tool
Log in to the CloudTrax portal at https://ct4.cloudtrax.com
Configuring the network
On the left, click on Configure and click the SSID which you wish to configure for guest access and configure with the following settings:
SSID name
The network name you would like guests to see
Enable
Enabled
Visible
Enabled
Authentication
Unticked
Splash page
Enabled
Splash page type
Hosted remotely
Splash page URL
http://login.socialwifi.com/
Splash page authentication type
RADIUS
Server address 1
35.205.62.147
Server secret
Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
NAS ID
openmesh
Use MAC addr for password
Enabled
Block unauthenticated users
Enabled
DNS Intercept
Enabled
Under Walled Garden, enter the following domains (one per line):
socialwifi.com
sw-login.com
If you wish to support social network logins, you also need to add the domains below for each network that you plan to offer. Do this at the end of the ‘Walled Garden’ list mentioned above.
facebook.com
fbcdn.net
akamaihd.net
connect.facebook.net
twitter.com
twimg.com
linkedin.com
licdn.net
licdn.com
accounts.google.com
fonts.google.com
ssl.gstatic.com
Click Save Changes at the top right to finish.
Configuring AP’s iptables procedure
On the left, click on Configure and click Advanced and click Root password: Show. Copy the root password.
Run SSH client (i.e.Putty) and connect to the first AP’s IP address (you can find it in Manage > Access Point tab).
Login to the AP with user: root and password: [root password] (copied in previous step)
After login, paste in the terminal window the following commands:
sed -i '/^exit 0/i iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d 35.205.62.147 -p udp -m udp --dport 1812 -j DNAT --to-destination 35.205.62.147:31812' /etc/rc.local
sed -i '/^exit 0/i iptables -t nat -A OUTPUT -d 35.205.62.147 -p udp -m udp --dport 1813 -j DNAT --to-destination 35.205.62.147:31813' /etc/rc.local
reboot
After pasting the commands, press Enter and the AP will be rebooted.
Repeat this step for all of your AP’s.
Adding AP to the Social WiFi dashboard
Log in to the CloudTrax portal at https://ct4.cloudtrax.com
On the left, click on Manage and click Access Points
Copy the MAC address of the AP (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx)
Login to the Social WiFi panel at panel.socialwifi.com and choose the revelant venue
On the left, click Access Points and then the + Add icon on the top right corner of the screen
Paste the copied MAC address of your AP in the MAC address field (you can also include a description in the Name field below)
Click Create
Repeat this step for all the Access Points that you have in your network.
This is the process completed and you can now test the configuration by logging in through your Access Point.
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