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How to enable Cloudi-Fi with Ruckus Cloud Integration

Alexandre de THOMASSON
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Use Case

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for integrating the Cloudi-Fi captive portal with your Commscope Ruckus Cloud environment. This setup enables Radius-based user authentication, ensuring a secure and seamless network access experience in Third-Party Portal Server mode.

 

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • Access to your Commscope Ruckus Cloud environment
  • Access to Cloudi-Fi’s admin console
  • Knowledge of your network’s IP addressing scheme.
  • Firewall ports allowed:
    • HTTP, HTTPS
    • DNS
    • RADIUS: UDP 1812, 1813

 

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required URL

To create a new location in the Cloudi-fi Admin interface if it doesn't already exist, follow these instructions:


Go to the "Location" section in the Cloudi-fi Admin interface.
Create New Location and enter the required details for the new location:

  • Location Name
  • Type (Redirect URL)
  • Portal template
  • Country 

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

  • Access the Cloudi-Fi administration console
  • Select the location
  • Click on the menu button for the location
  • Select "Copy Splash page URL"

Cloudi-Fi Get captive portal url

Transform the URL as follows:

Cloudi-Fi

https://login.cloudi-fi.net/start/ch/ebd2egzrfgrgq2/lh/qgrzqrgegs/sp/spsomething.com

Ruckus Cloud

https://login.cloudi-fi.net/start/ch/ebd2egzrfgrgq2/lh/qgrzqrgegs/sp/spruckusnbi.com

 

2. SSID Configuration

Go to Wifi > Wi-Fi Networks > Network List > Add Wi-Fi Network

Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network.png

 

 

On the Network Details tab:

  • Network Name: Your SSID Name

  • Network Type: Captive Portal

Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Network details.png

 

On the Portal Type tab:

  • Select 3rd Party Captive Portal (WISPr)

Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Portal type.png

 

On the Settings tab:

  • Portal Provider: Cloudi-Fi

  • Captive Portal URL: Splash page URI copied from the Cloudi-Fi interface

  • Integration Key: Make sure to save it, you’ll need to enter it on the Cloudi-Fi admin console (see next steps)

  • Walled Garden:

    • *.cloudi-fi.net
      *.cloudi-fi.com
Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Settings_1.png
Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Settings_2.png
 

On the Venues tab:

  • Select the Venues for which you want to activate the captive portal

  • Make sure the Activate option is On

Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Venues.png

 

Then, "Save" your Wifi Network.

Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Summary_1.png

Cloudi-Fi_Ruckus Cloud_Add Wifi Network_Summary_2.png

 

3. Provide integration key to Cloudi-Fi

Go to Cloudi-Fi Administration interface > Settings > Integrations > Commscope Ruckus SmartZone.

  • Local Smart Zone controller: Disabled

  • NBI Password: Type the Integration Key

Cloudi-Fi_Integration_Ruckus Cloud_Key.png

 
 

What’s next?

Congratulations on enabling the API captive portal with your Commscope Ruckus Cloud environment!

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