Introduction
This guide describes the configuration steps to enable an external captive portal in the Ruckus Standalone AP.
This guide was created using the following components:
- AP Model: Ruckus R310
- Firmware version: 102.0.0.0.5
Hotspot
Go to Configuration > Hotspot and configure the following options:
- Hotspot Service: set “Enabled”.
- Redirect unauth. user to: add the provided captive portal login URL.
- After user is authenticated: select “Redirect to” and add the provided captive portal URL.
- Primary RADIUS Server: the RADIUS server IP according to your environment/region.
- RADIUS Server Secret: the provided RADIUS client secret.
Click in Update Settings to save the configuration.
Walled Garden
In the same Hotspot section, you need to configure the IPs and domains allowed for access for unauthenticated users. In the Walled Garden, click Edit Settings.
Get the list of hostnames you want to enable to unauthenticated users at our documentation. For each hostname, click Add new entry, set the Walled Garden Host and click Update to save.
Local Subnet
You need to setup a local subnet to enable users to have access to the network and then to the Internet. Go to Configuration > Local Subnets and set the parameters for your subnet.
Example for Local Subnet 1:
- Subnet: Enable
- Local IP Address: 192.168.1.1
- Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
- DHCP Server: Enable
- Starting Address: 192.168.1.100
- Maximum DHCP Users: 50
- Access VLAN: 1
Wireless Network
In the Wireless Network you will configure your SSID and associate it with a hotspot service and a local subnet.
Depending on your firmware version, you will have different menu items to access the Wireless settings, for example:
- Configuration > Wireless
- Configuration > Radio 2.4G
- Configuration > Radio 5G
In the firmware used to write this configuration guide, we have available menu items for each device radio. For documentation purposes, we setup a Wireless Network in the Radio 2.4G, therefore we clicked in the menu Configuration > Radio 2.4G.
Common Settings
When you access the page, you will see the wireless Common settings. You don’t need to change anything here in order to setup the external captive portal.
Wireless
Choose one of the available wireless networks, for example Wireless 1. Apply the following configurations:
- Wireless Network: define your network name (eg.: CoffeeBean Wi-Fi)
- Wireless Availability? Enabled
- Broadcast SSID: Enabled
- SSID: define your SSID name
- Packet Forward: select “Local Subnet NAT and Route to WAN”
- Hotspot Service: select “hotspot0”
- Local Subnet: select the local subnet configured previously (e.g.: Local Subnet 1)
- Insert DHCP option 82? Disabled
- Client Fingerprinting? Disabled
- Encryption Method: Disabled
Click Update Settings to save the configuration.
Customer Parameters
Here is a summary of the customer-specific parameters:
Basic Settings
- Hotspot
- Redirect unauth. user to: add the provided captive portal login URL.
- After user is authenticated: select “Redirect to” and add the provided captive portal URL.
- Primary RADIUS Server: the RADIUS server IP according to your environment/region.
- RADIUS Server Secret: the provided RADIUS client secret
- Walled Garden: get the list of hostnames you want to enable to unauthenticated users at our documentation.