Cisco WLC

Compatibility

The below instruction pertains to Cisco WLCs of 2504 and 5520 series with IOS 8.2.166.0

Social WiFi has been tested and is proven to work on the following configurations:

Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controller

• versions up to 8.5.131.0

Cisco AIR-CAP3702I-E-K9

• versions compatibile with the Controller

Accessing the device’s administrative panel

Log in to the administrative panel with root permissions and press Advanced.

Device configuration

RADIUS configuration

Security → AAA → Radius → Authentication

Security → AAA → Radius → Authentication → New

Server Index (Priority)	Leave default (1)
Server IP Address	35.205.62.147
Shared Secret Format	ASCII
Shared Secret	Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Confirm Shared Secret	Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Key Wrap	Leave unchecked
Port Number	31812
Server Status	Enabled
Support for CoA	Disabled
Server Timeout	5 seconds
Network User	Unchecked
Management	Unchecked
Management Retransmit Timeout	Leave default (2)
IPSec	Leave unchecked

Press Apply.

Now, configure as follows:

Auth Called Station ID Type	AP MAC Address
Use AES Key Wrap	Leave unchecked
MAC Delimiter	Hyphen
Framed MTU	1300

Press Apply.

Now, in the menu on the left go to the AAA → Radius → Accounting tab and add new accounting server.

Server Index (Priority)	Leave default (1)
Server IP Address	35.205.62.147
Shared Secret Format	ASCII
Shared Secret	Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Confirm Shared Secret	Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Port Number	31813
Server Status	Enabled
Server Timeout	5 seconds
Network User	Leave unchecked
IPSec	Leave unchecked

Press Apply.

DNS Walled Garden Configuration

Now, go to the Access Control Lists → Access Control Lists in the same tab and press New... to add a new list.

Access Control List Name	sw_walledgarden
ACL Type	IPv4

Press Apply.

Hover the coursor over the blue icon on the right side of sw_walledgarden text and press “Add/Remove URL”.

Add these entries one by one:

socialwifi.com sw-login.com facebook.com fbcdn.net twitter.com x.com twimg.com linkedin.com licdn.com connect.facebook.net www.googletagmanager.com www.googleadservices.com googleads.g.doubleclick.net

Cisco WLC has a limit of 20 entries for URL ACL and the above list doesn’t include rules for a YouTube widget on the login splash page. If you want to use this widget, please contact us.

Captive Portal/Hotspot configuration

Now, go to the Security -> Web Auth → Web Login Page and configure as follows:

Web Authentication Type	External (Redirect to external server)
Redirect URL after login	[leave empty]
External Webauth URL	https://login.socialwifi.com/

Press Apply.

Go to Management → HTTP-HTTPS and disable WebAuth SecureWeb and HTTPS Redirection:

WebAuth SecureWeb	Disabled
HTTPS Redirection	Disabled

From now on you'll probably be prompted that you must reboot the device in order for the changes to take place. You can proceed with the guide and reboot the device after everything is configured.

Press Apply.

In the Controller → Interfaces section, make sure that the “virtual” interface’s address is not set to 1.1.1.1 (it used to be the default value). If it is, change it to 192.0.2.1.

Network settings configuration

Now, go to the WLANs → WLANs and create the WLAN network or edit if you already have one.

On the upper right press the Go button next to "Create New".

Press Apply.

Edit your WLAN and go to security Layer 2 tab. Set "Layer 2 Security" as None.

Next, go to the Layer 3 tab and configure as follows:

Layer 3 Security	Web Policy
*Check the box*	Authentication
Preauthentication ACL	IPv4 sw_walledgarden
IPv6	None
WebAuth FlexAcl	None
Sleeping Client	Leave unchecked
Over-ride Global Config	Leave unchecked

Go to AAA Servers tab and configure as follows:

Authentication Servers Enabled	Yes
Server 1	IP:35.205.62.147, Port:31812
Accounting Servers Enabled	Yes
Server 1	IP:35.205.62.147, Port:31813
Radius Server Accounting Interim Update	Yes
Radius Server Accounting Interim Interval	600

Press Apply.

After completing the authorization process you will see a "logout" tab open. It can be disabled using an CLI command:

"config custom-web logout-popup disable"

Adding the device to Social WiFi platform

Monitor → Access Points → Radios → 802.11a/n/ac or 802.11b/g/n

• Copy the MAC addresses of the Access Points you would like to add to Social WiFi platform.

• Go to the Social WiFi Panel.

• Choose the place 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”.

Thats the end of the configuration and you can test the service by logging in through your Access Point.