Hewlett Packard (MSM controller)

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Purpose

This guide shows how to configure an MSM Hewlett Packard controller to work with the Cloud4Wi platform.

Please note that the images contained in this article may sometimes refer to older versions of Hewlett Packard interface. But the details included in “Parameters for the Solution” will always be up to date.

Prerequisites

Prior to using this guide, please make sure that your Hewlett Packard device is connected to the Internet.

Configuring the RADIUS profile

Log in to the web interface of the MSM controller by using a web browser.
Then click Authentication > Radius Profiles on the top menu, to see the list of the existing RADIUS profiles.

Usually, you need to create a new profile, so click the Add New Profile button.
You can find the data to enter here in the Parameters for the Solution" paragraph at the end of this page. This paragraph is always updated.

Profile name

  • Profile name: cloud4wi

Settings

  • Authentication port: (check RADIUS Authentication port in the "Parameters for the Solution" paragraph)
  • Accounting port: (check RADIUS Accounting port in the "Parameters for the Solution" paragraph)
  • Authentication method: PAP

Primary RADIUS server

  • Server address: (check RADIUS server 1 in the "Parameters for the Solution" paragraph)
  • Secret: (it will be communicated by Cloud4Wi)
  • Confirm secret: (it will be communicated by Cloud4Wi)

Secondary RADIUS server

  • Server address: (check RADIUS server 2 in the "Parameters for the Solution" paragraph)
  • Secret: (it will be communicated by Cloud4Wi)
  • Confirm secret: (it will be communicated by Cloud4Wi)

Then click Save at the bottom of the page.



Configuring the VSC

Please find Network Tree on the left menu and click VSCs. After that, click the Add New VSC Profile button. Set the correct settings:

Global

  • Profile Name: (any name, "Cloud4Wi" in our pictures)
  • Use Controller for: Authentication, Access control (both enabled)

Access Control

Please enable Present session and welcome page

Virtual AP

  • Name (SSID): (any name you want for your SSID, "Cloud4Wi" in our pictures)
  • Broadcast name (SSID): enabled

Under HTML-based user logins

  • HTML-based user logins: enabled
  • Authentication: Remote
  • RADIUS: cloud4wi
  • RADIUS accounting: enabled; choose "cloud4wi"

Location-aware:

Called-Station-Id content: macaddress


After configuring, please click Save at the bottom of the page.


Configuring Access control

Please click Public access > Access Control on the top menu and check if Access Control option is enabled.
Then tick the Add idle-timeout to RADIUS accounting session-time option, if not enabled.



Configuring Web content

Please click Web content on the top menu and ensure that the following data are set:

  • Support a local Welcome page: disabled
  • Redirect users to the login page via: HTTP


Below, there is the list of the files currently used by the device. Click on the file called "goodbye.asp", as you have to make a change to the content.


Please add the following text after the <body> tag, as shown in the picture below:

<script>
window.location = "https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com";
</script>

Please also check that the transport.asp file appears as displayed below:

 

Configuring basic attributes

Please click Attributes > Configure Attributes on the top menu, to see the list of the existing RADIUS profiles. Usually, you need to create a new profile, so click the Add New Attribute button.

Below the list of all attributes that are required for Cloud4Wi, you have to add them one by one.

Attribute Value
USE-ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi
LOGIN-PAGE https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
TRANSPORT-PAGE https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
SESSION-PAGE https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
FAIL-PAGE https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
LOGO https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
WELCOME-URL https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
LOGIN-URL https://splashportal.cloud4wi.com/?vendor=hpMSM&nasport=%p&nasid=%n&nasip=%a&clientip=%c&macap=%C&controllerurl=%l&ssid=%E&clientmac=%m
ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,splashportal.cloud4wi.com,all


Additional attributes must be added to configure the CDN and the Walled Garden (please check the next paragraphs).



Configuring the CDN through the attributes

You can use the ACCESS-LIST attribute to configure the CDN. The value of the attribute is the following:

cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,CDN_URL,all

You have to replace CDN_URL with the URL of the CDN, and configure one rule for each CDN URL.

Example
At the time of this writing, the list for the CDN is:

  • c4wstatic.cloud4wi.com
  • c4wstaticjs.cloud4wi.com

that corresponds to:

Attribute Value
ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,c4wstatic.cloud4wi.com,all
ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,c4wstaticjs.cloud4wi.com,all


IMPORTANT:
The list above could not be updated. Please check the updated list at the following article Enabling the CDN.

 

Configuring the Walled Garden through the attributes

You can use the ACCESS-LIST attribute to configure the Walled Garden. The value of the attribute is the following:

cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,WALLEDGARDEN_URL,all

You have to replace WALLEDGARDEN_URL with the URL of the CDN, and configure one rule for each CDN URL.

Example
At the time of this writing, the list of Walled Garden URLs for Facebook is:

  • *facebook.com
  • *fbcdn.net
  • *akamaihd.net

that corresponds to:

Attribute Value
ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,*facebook.com,all
ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,*fbcdn.net,all
ACCESS-LIST cloud4wi,ACCEPT,all,*akamaihd.net,all


IMPORTANT:
The list above could not be updated. Please check the updated list at the following article Walled garden for the Social Login (websites/domains to open).

If you are looking for the list of websites that is necessary to use PayPal, please see the following article: Walled garden for PayPal feature (websites/domains to open).

 

Getting started with Cloud4Wi

You can now configure Cloud4Wi following the Getting started guide.
When adding your device as an access point in the Admin Panel, you should do like the picture below.


Parameters for the Solution

The parameters indicated above for the Configuration > Wireless section are mandatory for the proper functioning. The necessary parameters to integrate the device with the Solution are the following:

RADIUS server 1: 54.247.117.188
RADIUS server 2: 79.125.111.180
RADIUS secret: (it will be communicated by Cloud4Wi)
RADIUS Authentication port: 1812
RADIUS Accounting port: 1813

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