Describes how to configure your Cradlepoint router to activate the Cloudi-Fi splash page feature.

This setup consists of below main parts:

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required information

2. Configure your DHCP and your Guest network

3. SSID Configuration

4. Cradlepoint – External syslog server configuration

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required URL

Location URL : this URL will be used to configure an External Captive Portal

• 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 :

• Go to Settings Company Account and copy the Cloudi-Fi Public Key

Radius Server Information

• Use the chatbot interface and ask for the Radius IPs and secret

2. Configure your DHCP and your Guest network

• Go to your NetCloud center configuration.

• Go to the Devices’ list, select yours and Edit its Configuration.

• 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.

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

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

• Make sure that your DHCP Server is enabled.

3. SSID Configuration

• For each Wifi Radio, edit the SSID.

• Change its security mode to « Open ».

• Then, go to « Hotspot Services ».

• Select the Hotspot mode « RADIUS/UAM ».

• Server Address, Authentication Port and Shared Secret will be provided by Cloudi-Fi Support team.

• Redirection On Successful Authentication : « To an administrator-defined URL. » then paste this URL : « https://login.cloudi-fi.net/success.php »

• Login URL : paste your « Splash Page URI »

• Then, in the « Allowed Hosts/Domain Prior to Authentication » menu, add at least the following hosts :

  • *.cloudi-fi.com

  • *.cloudi-fi.net

  • Server Address

4. Cradlepoint – External syslog server configuration

• On your device’s configuration, go to System System Logging

• Change the Logging Level to Debug

• Enter the Syslog Server Address (provided by Cloudi-Fi Support Team)

• Enter the port 514