Describes how to configure your Ruckus SmartZone 6.x environment to enable Cloudi-Fi's captive portal.

You will require Ruckus vSZ Controller v6.x to continue. There is separate documentation for v5.x

Integration tested on a vSZ controller 6.0.0.0.1331

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required URL and RADIUS secret

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 follows

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. Create Hotspot WISPr Service

Go to Services Hotspots & Portals Hotspot (WISPr) Create

• Portal Name: Cloudi-Fi Captive Portal

• Smart Client Support: None

• Login URL: External

• Redirect unauthenticated user, Primary:

• Start Page, Redirect to the following URL: https://login.cloudi-fi.net/success.php

• HTTPS Redirect: ON

• Session Timeout: Same value as Cloudi-Fi Session lifetime

• Grace Period: Same value as Cloudi-Fi Session Lifetime

• Walled Garden: Add the URLs below (Additional URL may be added in case of Social Media connector on your captive portal)

  • *.cloudi-fi.net 
    *.cloudi-fi.com

3. Create Authentication Services

Go to Security Authentication Proxy (SZ Authenticator)

• Name: Cloudi-FI Radius

• Service Protocol: Radius

• IP Address, Port and Secret will be provided by the Cloudi-FI Support team

4. Create the Guest WLAN

Go to Network Wireless Wireless LANs Select the Zone/WirelessGroup Create

• Name: Your Guest SSID’s Name

• SSID: Your Guest SSID’s Name

• Authentication Type: Hotspot (WISPr)

• Method: Open

• Encryption options: None

• Hotspot (WISPr) portal: Cloudi-Fi Captive Portal

• Bypass CNA: OFF

• Authentication service: Use the controller as proxy and select Cloudi-Fi Radius

• NAS ID : User-defined

• Called Station ID: AP MAC

5. Configure the Northbound Interface (NBI) credentials

To allow Cloudi-Fi to communicate with your vSZ controller, we use the NBI.

It allows us to avoid redirection issues (Security Warning to due HTTP Redirection or Certificate warning with HTTPS redirection).

Go to Administration External Services WISPr Northbound Interface

• Enable Northbound Portal Interface Support: ON

• Then configure your Username and password.

6. Provide NBI credentials to Cloudi-Fi

Go to Cloudi-Fi Administration interface Settings Integrations Ruckus SmartZone

And fill out the username and password fields.

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