Huawei AC / FAT AP

Prerequisites

Huawei AC:

This guide assumes that you are using an external DHCP server for your access points as well as Access Controller and that your access point is already managed by the Access controller.

Huawei FAT AP:

This guide is created with an AP working as a Leader in bridge mode.

Compatibility

Social WiFi has been tested and proven to work for this setup, but should work with any other combination that supports the firmware listed below. Access Point used for this guide: Huawei AirEngine5761-11

Access Point version number: V200R020C10SPC100 Controller used for this guide: Huawei AC 6005-8-PWR

Controller version number: V200R019C00SPC500

Walled garden

Go to Configuration -> Security -> ACL.

Now, from the tabs at the top select Domain Name Configuration and press Create.

Add all of the domains below one at the time and set the Domain name ID respectively starting from 1.

Click OK to confirm.

Mandatory

sw-login.com
login.socialwifi.com

Facebook remarketing pixel

connect.facebook.net
*.facebook.com

Google remarketing tag

www.googletagmanager.com
www.googleadservices.com
googleads.g.doubleclick.net

YouTube widget on login pages

*.youtube.com
*.ytimg.com
*.googlevideo.com
yt3.ggpht.com

Facebook login

facebook.com
*.fbcdn.net

X (Twitter) login

api.twitter.com
twitter.com
api.x.com
x.com
*.twimg.com

LinkedIn login

*.licdn.com
linkedin.com
*.linkedin.com

Next you need to switch to the User ACL Settings tab and click Create.

Configure as follows:

ACL name	socialwifi
ACL number	6030

Click OK to confirm.

Now, proceed with adding all the rules added before in the "Domain Name Configuration" by clicking on Add Rule and adding one at the time and set the "Rule ID" respectively starting from 1.

Add each rule as follows:

Rule ID	*"Rule ID" starting from 1*
Protocol type	IP
Dest domain name	*Choose the domain from the drop down menu respectively*

Click OK to confirm after selecting the rule (screenshot below).

Click OK to confirm.

Add all the domains needed for your Social WiFi login page.

You also must add two additional rules in this step to make captive portal login possible, configure as follows:

Rule ID	*your last "Rule ID" + 1*
Action	Permit
Protocol type	TCP(6)
Dest IP	*your controller IP address*
Wildcard	0.0.0.0
Dest port number	8000

In the "Dest port number" , the "8000" must be the same as "Port number for listening to HTTP packets" in previous External Portal -> HTTP Protocol.

Click OK to confirm.

Rule ID	*your last "Rule ID" + 1*
Action	Permit
Protocol type	UDP(17)
Dest IP	8.8.8.8
Wildcard	1.1.1.1
Dest port number	53

"Dest IP" value (8.8.8.8 in this example) must be set as the DNS IP address for guest network.

Click OK to confirm.

Captive Portal configuration

Now, switch tabs to Configuration -> Security -> AAA. From the menu at the top, select External Portal and configure as follows:

HTTP Protocol	Enabled
HTTP interpretation mode	HTTP-based
Port number for listening to HTTP packets	8000 (default)

If you're using FAT AP, please make sure to also check "All interfaces" option in the HTTP protocol settings.

If the controller has SSL certificate added correctly, you also can set the protocol as HTTPS-based.

Next, under the Portal "Authentication Server" list, click Create. Configure as follows:

Server name	socialwifi
Server IP	35.205.62.147 (click "+" to add the server)
Protocol type	HTTP
Shared key	Shared key is available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Packet port number	50100
URL	http://login.socialwifi.com

Scroll down to the "URL Option Settings" and configure as follows.

For the Huawei AC:

AC-IP keyword/AC-IP	AC-IP / *see the screenshot below
User access URL keyword	redirect-url
User IP address keyword	user-ip
AP-MAC keyword	AP-MAC
User MAC keyword	user-mac
MAC address format	Normal
Separator	:

For the FAT AP:

AP-IP keyword/AC-IP	AC-IP / *see the screenshot below
User access URL keyword	redirect-url
User IP address keyword	user-ip
AP-MAC keyword	AP-MAC
User MAC keyword	user-mac
MAC address format	Normal
Separator	:

Leave the "Parameter Parsing Configuration" config as default.

Now, go to the "RADIUS" tab and click on Create to add a new RADIUS server.

Configure like this:

Profile name	socialwifi
Mode	Active/Standby mode
Profile default shared key	Shared key is available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Then, click on Create Server.

IP address	IPv4 | 35.205.62.147
Shared key	Shared key is available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Authentication	Enabled
Port number	31812
Weight	1
Source IP address of outgoing packets	Loopback
Accounting	Enabled
Port number	31813
Weight	1
Source IP address of outgoing packets	Loopback

Click OK to confirm.

Click OK to confirm. Make sure that the server you've created appears on the list:

SSID configuration

Go to Configuration -> Config Wizard -> Wireless Service.

Click Create and go through the wizard, set the SSID name in the first step and click Next to access the second panel "2. Security Authentication".

For "Security Settings" select Portal (applicable to enterprise networks). In the "External Portal Server Configuration" and "External RADIUS Server Configuration" under "Server template name" select the previously created templates from the dropdown menu "..." (refer to the images below).

Click OK to confirm.

Click OK to confirm.

Click Next at the bottom of the screen.

Now, under the Binding the AP group, from the dropdown menu "..." select your AP group (this example uses "default" group.

Click Finish to save the configuration. Next, go to Configuration -> AP Config -> Profile.

From the menu on the left, go to Wireless Service -> VAP Profile -> *your SSID name* -> Authentication Profile -> Authentication-free Rule Profile.

From "Authentication-free Rule Profile" dropdown menu, select the "default_free_rule" profile.

Configure as follows:

Control mode	ACL
ACL number	6030

Click Apply.

Please make sure to click Save after the configuration in order to save all the changes made.

Add the access points to Social WiFi panel

The setup of the controller is now finished. The last step is to add all access points to the Social WiFi platform.

Go to Ap Config -> AP Config -> AP Info -> AP List in the menu on the left.

Now, switch to Social WiFi Panel, go to Access Points tab, click the Add button and paste the MAC addresses of all of your Access Points controller by the Huawei AC. Click Create.

Test the solution

Connect with the WiFi network. You should see a login page. Go through the login process and, once finished, you should have internet access. You should see first connections and authorizations in the Social WiFi Panel’s statistics section.