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Mark Bender
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This guide explains how to integrate SO Connect in a Meraki WIFI infrastructure. For questions and help please contact us at: support@soconnect.io or +31 20 715 57 58

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** IMPORTANT **

In order to complete this setup, "Radius Accounting" server options are to be enabled in your Meraki Dashboard.

Please contact your Meraki Support specialists to have this option enabled if this is not the case.

 

Step 1:

Open a web browser and log in to your Meraki dashboard at https://dashboard.meraki.com

Click on "Acces Control" on the left menu

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Configure with these settings

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Step 2: 

scroll down to "RADIUS for splash page"

Click "Add a Server" and enter the settings below

Host: 87.233.181.54

Port: 1812

Secret: sowifihotspots

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Note: When you enter the radius server you may see and error: "Host for RADIUS is not a valid IP address." This is an expected error message, the field prefers an IP address but will still work with a domain name in this field.

  

Click "Add a Server" again and enter the settings below

Host: 87.233.181.55

Port: 1812

Secret: sowifihotspots

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Note: When you enter the radius server you may see and error: "Host for RADIUS is not a valid IP address." This is an expected error message, the field prefers an IP address but will still work with a domain name in this field. 
 
 
 Step 3:

Set RADIUS accounting to "RADIUS accounting enabled"

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Click "Add a Server" and add the settings below

Host: 87.233.181.54

Port: 1813

Secret: sowifihotspots

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Click "Add a Server" again and add the settings below

Host: 87.233.181.55

Port: 1813

Secret: sowifihotspots

 

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Note: You may not see the option to set up the RADIUS accounting. If this is the case please raise a Meraki support case via Help -> Cases -> New Case asking them: "Please can you enable RADIUS accounting on my account"

Note 2: The Meraki MX/Z1 does not support accounting, so please skip this step.

 

 

 

Step 4:

Configure with these settings

Also make sure that `Enable data-carrier detect?` is not enabled as it will have your clients need to reauthenticate every time they de-associate.

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Copy and paste the list below

  • *.so-wifi.com
  • *.sowifi.com
  • *.meraki.com
  • ssl.google-analytics.com
  • *.cloudfront.net
  • *.internetaccess.io

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If you wish to support social network logins, you also need to add the domains below for each network you plan to support .

Twitter

  • *.twitter.com
  • *.twimg.com

Facebook

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

LinkedIn

  • *.linkedin.com
  • *.licdn.net
  • *.licdn.com

Instagram

  • *.instagram.com
 
Step 5:

Client IP assignment NAT mode: Meraki DHCP

Configure with these settings

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Note : The Meraki MX/Z1 does not support the Client IP assignment or DNS settings, so please skip this step.
 

Scroll down and click "Save Changes"

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Step 6:

Click on "splash page" under Wireless in the menu

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Edit Custom splash URL to be: https://hotspots.so-wifi.com/partner/meraki?nasid=socialwifi-99999

Replace 99999 with your unique location ID provided by SO Connect.

 
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Edit "A Different URL" to be:

https://hotspots.so-wifi.com/portal/index/post-login-redirect

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Click "Save Changes"

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This concludes the guide on how to integrate SO Connect in a Meraki WIFI infrastructure. For questions and help please contact us at: support@soconnect.io or +31 20 715 57 58

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