This article describes how to enable Cloudi-Fi captive portal on Cradlepoint.
This setup consists of below main parts:
Get Cloudi-Fi required information
Configure your DHCP and your Guest network
SSID Configuration
Cradlepoint – External syslog server configuration
1. Get Cloudi-Fi required URL
Location URL : this URL will be used to configure an External Captive Portal
Cloudi-Fi administration > Locations > Click on the menu button of the location and select Copy Splash page URI
Transform the URI as following
Company Key :
Go to Settings > Company Account and copy the Cloudi-Fi Public Key
Radius Server Information
Use the chatbot interface and ask for the Radius IPs and secret
2. Configure your DHCP and your Guest network
Go to your NetCloud center configuration.
Go to the Devices’ list, select yours and Edit its Configuration.
We start by activating the DHCP server on the Cradlepoint. Go to Networking > Local Networks. Select Local IP Networks. There, you can add a new Network or edit an existing one.
Choose a name for your Network. Here, we've chosen "Cloudi-Guest".
Then, select an IP addresses range. Don't forget to choose "Hotspot" as an IPV4 Routing Mode.
Make sure that your DHCP Server is enabled.
3. SSID Configuration
For each Wifi Radio, edit the SSID.
Change its security mode to « Open ».
Then, go to « Hotspot Services ».
Select the Hotspot mode « RADIUS/UAM ».
Redirection On Successful Authentication : « To an administrator-defined URL. » then paste this URL : « https://login.cloudi-fi.net/success.php »
Login URL : paste your « Splash Page URI »
Then, in the « Allowed Hosts/Domain Prior to Authentication » menu, add at least the following hosts :
*.cloudi-fi.com
*.cloudi-fi.net
Server Address
4. Cradlepoint – External syslog server configuration
On your device’s configuration, go to System > System Logging
Change the Logging Level to Debug
Enter the Syslog Server Address (provided by Cloudi-Fi Support Team)
Enter the port 514
