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  • Configuring Wireless Network
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  • Adding the APs to Social WiFi Panel
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Configuring Wireless Network

Log in to your UniFi controller and click the Settings gear.

On the menu on the left, under Wireless Networks, click Create New Wireless Network.

Create your netwrok using this configuration:

Name/SSID

Your chosen network name

Enabled

Enabled

Security

Open

Guest Policy

Enabled

Network

Default

Click Save to apply.

Configuring Guest Control

Next, go to Guest Control and configure it as such:

Under the Guest Policies header:

Guest Portal

Enabled

Authentication

Hotspot

Landing Page

Redirect to the original URL

Use Secure Portal

Disabled

Redirect using hostname

Disabled

Enable HTTPS Redirection

Disabled

Enable encrypted redirect URL

Disabled (option available since Controller version 5.10.12)

Under the Portal Customization header:

Template Engine

AngularJS

Override Default Templates

Enabled

Scroll down and under the Hotspot header and Enable RADIUS-based authentication.

Make sure that's the only checked box.

Under the RADIUS header in the "Profile" section press Create new RADIUS profile.

You should get a pop up window. Configure as such:

IP Address

35.205.62.147

Port

31812

Password/Shared Secret

Radius Secret available in Access Points tab of the Social WiFi Panel

Click Save to continue.

Go to the RADIUS tab again and apply the new profile:

Profile
socialwifi

Authentication type

CHAP

Disconnect Requests

Unchecked

Now, scroll down to the Access Control → Pre-Authorization header enter the following URLs:

Mandatory:

socialwifi.com
sw-login.com

Facebook login:

facebook.com
fbcdn.net

Facebook remarketing pixel:

connect.facebook.net
www.facebook.com

Google remarketing tag:

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

Youtube widget on login pages:

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

X (Twitter):

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

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com
licdn.com

These IP ranges in "Post-Authorization Restrictions" section are subject to change depending on the social network setup.

Remember to click Apply Changes!

Adding the APs to Social WiFi Panel

You need to find the Mac Addresses of all your Access Points and add them to the panel. Most of the time they're hidden, so you have to turn displaying it on. To do so, go to Devices 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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