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

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):

login.socialwifi.com

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

  • facebook.com

  • fbcdn.net

  • akamaihd.net

  • connect.facebook.net

Twitter

  • twitter.com

  • twimg.com

LinkedIn

  • linkedin.com

  • licdn.net

  • licdn.com

Google

  • 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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