Aruba Instant On integration - Enable Cloudi-Fi captive portal

Describes how to configure your Aruba Instant On to enable Cloudi-Fi's captive portal.

This setup consists of below main parts:

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required information
2. SSID Configuration

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required information

Go to the "Location" section in the Cloudi-fi Admin interface.
Create New Location and enter the required details for the new location:

• Location Name
• Type (Redirect URL)
• Portal template
• Country 

Location URL: this URL will be used to configure an External Captive Portal

• Access the Cloudi-Fi administration console
• Select the location
• Click on the menu button for the location
• Select "Copy Splash page URL"

Transform the URL as follows:

Cloudi-Fi

https://login.cloudi-fi.net/start/ch/ebd2egzrfgrg/lh/qgrzqrgegs/sp/spsomething.com

Aruba Instant

https://login.cloudi-fi.net/start/ch/ebd2egzrfgrg/lh/qgrzqrgegs/sp/sparubaiao.com

Radius Server Information

• Use the chatbot interface and ask for the Radius IPs and secret

2. SSID Configuration

Click the Networks icon and Add a new One. Configure as follows:

• Network Name: YOUR_SSID_NAME

• Network Type: Guest

Save to confirm. Next, click on Customize Guest Portal and configure it as follows:

• Portal type: External

• Server URL: Splash page URI from Cloudi-Fi interface

• Redirect URL: https://login.cloudi-fi.net/success.php

• Whitelisted domains :

  • login.cloudi-fi.net

  • If you are using social networks, you will find the domains in this article.

• Send RADIUS Accounting: Optional

• Primary RADIUS Server IP: Radius list

• Primary RADIUS Server Secret: Provided by Cloudi-Fi

• Secondary RADIUS Server: Radius list

• Secondary RADIUS Server Secret: Provided by Cloudi-Fi

The configuration is complete.

For more information on Cloudi-Fi's solution partnership with Aruba, visit our HPE Aruba partner page.