New interface version
Make sure that you've read the installation overview first!
In Network Application versions 7.4 and higher, the Guest Portal tab has been removed from the legacy interface, which also makes installing Social WiFi impossible. Do not upgrade your controller to version 7.4 or higher. If you did upgrade, please downgrade to version 7.3 first.
Configuring Wireless Network
Log in to your UniFi controller and click the Settings icon (gear icon on the bottom left side).
On the menu on the left, go to WiFi and create a new wireless network. You can either do that or edit your currently existing network.
Set "Advanced" to Manual and "WiFi Type" to Guest Hotspot.
Scroll down to "Security" page and set "Security Protocol" as Open.
Scroll down and click on Apply Changes or Add WiFi Network, depending if you're changing your current SSID or adding a new one.
Configuring Guest Control
Next, go to "Profiles" section and Create New RADIUS Profile.
Configure as follows:
Name
socialwifi
Wired Networks
Leave unchecked
Wireless Networks
Leave unchecked
IP Address
35.205.62.147
Port
31812
Password/Shared Secret
Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel
Accounting
Leave unchecked
Make sure to press "+ Add", otherwise the changes won't be saved. Press Apply Changes on the bottom right.
Next, go to the "Profiles" section and click on Default under the "Guest Hotspot" menu.
In the "Authentication Type" section, press Select an option. From the drop-down menu pick RADIUS.
Now, you should see the RADIUS section appear below. Configure as follows:
RADIUS Profile
socialwifi
RADIUS Authentication Type
CHAP
Disconnect Requests
Leave unchecked
Scroll down to "Advanced" section and set it to Manual. Configure as follows:
Landing Page
Redirect to the original URL (should be default)
HTTPS Redirection
Leave unchecked
Redirect Using Hostname
Leave unchecked
Encrypted redirect URL
Leave unchecked
Secure Portal
Leave unchecked
Proceed to adding the "Allowed Authorization Access" domains:
Mandatory:
Facebook login:
Facebook remarketing pixel:
Google remarketing tag:
Youtube widget on login pages:
X (Twitter) login:
LinkedIn login:
Sadly, UniFi removed the "Override templates with custom changes" checkbox from the new interface. This option is necessary for the service to work. Although it's been removed - it is still available in the "Legacy Interface".
The following steps will show how to switch to the Legacy interface, enable the option and switch back to the new interface.
Go to "System" panel and switch to Legacy Interface.
Press "Deactivate" on the pop up window to enable the Legacy Interface. Now, go to "Settings" -> Guest Control and enable the checkbox "Override Default Templates".
Now go to User Interface and scroll down to press Apply Changes box to switch back to the New Interface.
Adding the APs to Social WiFi Panel
You need to find the MAC Address of all your Access Points and add them to the Social WiFi client panel. Most of the time they're hidden, so you have to turn displaying it on. To do so, go to: Devices->Display Options->Columns and check the "Mac Address box".
As you can see the the Mac Address is now shown. If you have more than one Access Point - the other addresses will be visible too.
In order to add a device to Social WiFi platform:
Access your account in the Social WiFi Panel.
Choose the correct venue 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”.
Upload hotspot files to the controller
The last part is uploading hotspot files to your controller. To do so, click the controller type below and follow the instructions.
Uploading the files is a mandatory step.
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