This instruction is applicable for WiNG controller version 5.9 or higher
1. RADIUS server configuration
1. Log in to your WiNG controller
2. Go to Configuration -> Network -> AAA Policy
3. Click “Add”
4. Enter the name for the policy as “Social WiFi” and click “Continue”
4. In RADIUS Authentication tab, click “Add” and fill the fields as follows:
- Server Type: Host
- Host: choose the IP Address from the list and type in
35.205.62.147 - Port:
31812 - Secret: Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Click “OK”
2. Walled Garden configuration
1. Go to Configuration -> Services
2. From the list on your left side, choose “DNS Whitelist”
3. Click “Add”
4. Enter the name of the profile as “Social WiFi”
5. Add the following entries by clicking “Add Row” and filling the details as follows:
| DNS Entry | Match Suffix |
| socialwifi.com | yes |
| sw-login.com | no |
| facebook.com | yes |
| fbcdn.net | yes |
| facebook.net | yes |
| twitter.com | no |
| api.twitter.com | no |
| twimg.com | yes |
| linkedin.com | yes |
| licdn.com | yes |
| accounts.google.com | no |
| ssl.gstatic.com | no |
| fonts.gstatic.com | no |
| fonts.google.com | no |
| accounts.youtube.com | no |
| googleapis.com | no |
| apis.google.com | no |
| play.google.com | no |
| www.google.com | no |
6. Click “OK”
3. Captive Portal profile configuration
1. From the list on your left side, choose “Captive Portals”
2. Click “Add”
3. Enter the name of the profile as “Social WiFi”
4. In the “Basic Configuration” tab, fill the fields as follows:
- Captive Portal Server Mode: Internal (Self)
- Connection Mode: HTTP
- AAA Policy: choose “Social WiFi”
- Access Type: Radius Authentication
- DNS Whitelist: choose “Social WiFi”
5. Click “OK”
6. Click the “Web Page” tab and select Captive_Portal_webpage_External:
- Login URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC - Agreement URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC - Welcome URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC - Fail URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC - Welcome Back URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC - No Service URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC - Registration URL:
http://login.socialwifi.com/redirect/?ap_mac=WING_TAG_AP_MAC&client_mac=WING_TAG_CLIENT_MAC
7. Click “OK”
4. Guest Network configuration
1. Go to Configuration -> Wireless
2. Choose your guest network and press “Edit” or create a new one by pressing “Add”
3. In the “Security” tab, set the following:
- Select Authentication : PSK/None
- Enforcement: Captive Portal Enable
- Captive Portal Policy: choose”Social WiFi”
- Select Encryption: Open
5. Adding the device to Social WiFi Panel
- Access your account in the Social WiFi Panel
- Choose the correct venue 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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