Describes how to configure your Cradlepoint router to activate the Cloudi-Fi splash page feature.
This setup consists of below main parts:
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Get Cloudi-Fi required information
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Configure your DHCP and your Guest network
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SSID Configuration
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Cradlepoint – External syslog server configuration
1. Get Cloudi-Fi required URL
Location URL : this URL will be used to configure an External Captive Portal
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Cloudi-Fi administration Locations Click on the menu button of the location and select Copy Splash page URI

Transform the URI as following

Company Key :
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Go to Settings Company Account and copy the Cloudi-Fi Public Key
Radius Server Information
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Use the chatbot interface and ask for the Radius IPs and secret
2. Configure your DHCP and your Guest network
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Go to your NetCloud center configuration.
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Go to the Devices’ list, select yours and Edit its Configuration.

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We start by activating the DHCP server on the Cradlepoint. Go to Networking Local Networks. Select Local IP Networks. There, you can add a new Network or edit an existing one.

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Choose a name for your Network. Here, we've chosen "Cloudi-Guest".

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Then, select an IP addresses range. Don't forget to choose "Hotspot" as an IPV4 Routing Mode.

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Make sure that your DHCP Server is enabled.

3. SSID Configuration
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For each Wifi Radio, edit the SSID.

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Change its security mode to « Open ».

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Then, go to « Hotspot Services ».
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Select the Hotspot mode « RADIUS/UAM ».
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The server Address, Authentication Port and Shared Secret will be provided by the Cloudi-Fi Support team.
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Redirection On Successful Authentication: « To an administrator-defined URL. » then paste this URL: « https://login.cloudi-fi.net/success.php »
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Login URL: paste your « Splash Page URI.»


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Then, in the « Allowed Hosts/Domain Prior to Authentication » menu, add at least the following hosts :
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*.cloudi-fi.com
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*.cloudi-fi.net
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Server Address
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4. Cradlepoint – External Syslog server configuration
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On your device’s configuration, go to System System Logging.
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Change the Logging Level to Debug
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Enter the Syslog Server Address (provided by Cloudi-Fi Support Team)
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Enter port 514
