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How to enable Cloudi-Fi captive portal using PfSense - Routing (tunnels) deployment

Alexandre de THOMASSON
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Step-by-step instructions on how to set up a routing tunnels-based captive portal with PfSense and Cloudi-Fi for user authentication. 

 

1. Get Cloudi-Fi required information

Go to your Cloudi-Fi administration interface and get the VPN ID and VPN key that will be used to create the VPN Tunnel.

Go to Location Menu

  • Select a location

  • Click on Edit Location

 

2. Networking

Create a VLAN interface

Go to Interfaces Vlans and add new.

  • Parent interface: LAN interface (or a dedicated interface for the guests)

  • Vlan: 10, for example

  • Priority: 0 by default

  • Description: VLAN Interface for the guests

PfSense - Configure VLAN for captive portal

Interface assignment

Go to Interface Assignments. Interface assignments

General Configuration

  • Check to enable the interface
  • Description: give it a name (VPN Guest, for example)
  • IPv4 configuration type: Static IPv4

Static IPv4 Configuration

  • We choose a 192.168.5.1/24 subnet
  • IPv4 Address: 192.168.5.1
  • IPv4 Upstream gateway adds new One

 

PfSense - Assign interface for captive portal

Create a DHCP server (Optional if you use an external DHCP server)

We configured the PfSense firewall to act as a DHCP Server

  • Go to Services DHCP Server VPN Guest interface

    • Check "Enable DHCP on VPN Guest Interface"

    • Deny unknown clients: Allow All clients

    • Range: From 192.168.5.2 to 192.168.5.253

PfSense - Configure DHCP for Cloudi-Fi captive portal

 

3. IPsec configuration

Go to VPN IPsec Tunnels

Phase 1

General Information

  • Key Exchange version: IKEv2

  • Internet Protocol: IPv4

  • Interface: WAN

  • Remote Gateway: Zscaler VPN remote gateway 

Phase 1 Proposal (Authentication)

  • Authentication Method: Mutual PSK

  • My identifier: User distinguished name

    • VPN Id gave by Cloudi-fi

  • Peer Identifier:IP Address

    • Zscaler VPN remote gateway 

  • Pre-Shared key: VPN Key given by Cloudi-fi

Phase 1 Proposal (Encryption Algorithm)

  • Encryption Algorithm:

    • Algorithm: AES

    • Key length: 256 bits

    • Hash: SHA256

    • DH Group: 2(1024 bits)

Expiration and Replacement

  • Life Time: 43200

PfSense - Configure IPsec phase 1 for captive portal

Phase 2

  • General Information

    • Mode: Tunnel IPv4

    • Local Network: VPN Guest subnet

    • Nat/BINAT translation: None

    • Remote Network: Network

      • 0.0.0.0./0

  • Phase 2 Proposal (SA/Key Exchange)

    • Protocol: ESP

    • Encryption Algorithms: AES (Auto)

    • Hash Algorithms: MD5

    • PFS key group: 2 (1024 bits)

  • Expiration and Replacement

  • Life Time: 43200

PfSense - Configure IPsec phase 2 for captive portal

Go to Status IPsec to check the tunnel status:

PfSense - Check IPsec status

 

4. Firewalling

Go to Firewall Rules VPN Guest and add a new

  • Edit Firewall Rule

    • Action: Pass

    • Interface: VPN Guest

    • Address Family: IPv4

    • Protocol: Any

  • Source: VPN Guest Net

  • Destination: Any

PfSense - Configure IPsec Policy Based Routing