Edge-Core

Tested model: ECWO5320 / 802.11ac Outdoor Dual-Band Wireless Access Point. AP by EdgeCore is dualband (2.5/5 GHz) AP designed for outdoor use with possibility to connect an external antenna. It includes integrated CoovaChilli hotspot, DHCP server and DNS server. It is fully compatible with SOCIFI technologies.

 Admin MAC address

MAC address, needed for setting in the SOCIFI Dashboard, is available after sign in to the web portal of device management console. MAC address is available in the tab System Status in the table Wireless Status > BSSID

Unfortunately, since it is a dual-band unit, the MAC address is separate for each band (2.5 and 5 GHz) and you need to enter both in the admin.

HotSpot a WalledGarden Settings

HotSpot Service Settings is placed in menu Network/Hotspot Settings. Fill and set following parameters:

 

Network Settings
Enable Hotspot Serviceset ON
Network IPset IP serving as a default Subnet gateway, available for users' connection
Network maskselect appropriate network mask according to the required size 
and the number of WiFi clients - default 255.255.255.0
DHCP Startenter the starting address of the range for DHCP clients
DHCP Endenter the last address of the range for DHCP clients
DHCP Lease Timeenter the time that will keep DHCP assigned address
DNS 1enter the primary DNS server e.g. 8.8.8.8
DNS 2enter the primary DNS server e.g. 8.8.4.4
DNS Domain Nameenter the domain name of your Subnet network
Radius Settings
Radius Server 1enter the appropriate primary RADIUS server for the region
Radius Server 2enter the appropriate secondary RADIUS server for the region
Radius Shared Secretenter socifi
Radius Auth Portenter port 1812
Radius Acct Portenter port 1813
Local IDfill device ID in the RADIUS server e.g. 01
Local Nameenter the RADIUS device name e.g. EdgeCore
Operator IDleave empty


We recommend to use this set of RADIUS servers:
 


 List of RADIUS according to your location:
 For North America

RADIUS Server 1

rad-1-use-1.socifi.com or IP address: 52.7.148.174, Radius shared secret: socifi

RADIUS Server 2

rad-2-use-1.socifi.com or IP address: 52.55.217.23, Radius shared secret: socifi

 For Europe and Africa

RADIUS Server 1

rad-1-euw-1.socifi.com or IP address: 52.209.184.212, Radius shared secret: socifi

RADIUS Server 2

rad-2-euw-1.socifi.com or IP address: 52.50.155.202, Radius shared secret: socifi

 For Asia-Pacific

RADIUS Server 1

rad-1-euw-1.socifi.com or IP address: 52.209.184.212, Radius shared secret: socifi

RADIUS Server 2

rad-2-euw-1.socifi.com or IP address: 52.50.155.202, Radius shared secret: socifi

In order to have the Radius communication working fine, the IP addresses (above) and the ports 1812 Auth and 1813 Acc must be accessible.


Captive Portal Settings

Captive Portal URLenter http://connect.socifi.com/
Captive Portal Secretenter socifi (case sensitive)


Walled Garden

If you are customer with White Label solution, please add your custom domain (for example mycustomdomain.com) to the Walled Garden list.

socifi.com facebook.com akamaihd.net akamai.net edgecastcdn.net twitter.com twimg.com fastly.net li-cdn.net cloudfront.net fbcdn.net instagram.com cdninstagram.com linkedin.com licdn.com
 Want to Allow Google+ login ?

The new Allow login through social networks does not include the Google login. The reason is that some Android based devices are not redirected to the Captive Portal when the user gets connected to WiFi network. In case you'd like to add it you need to do following:

  1. Check if your hotspot allows DNS names in the Walled garden. Some hotspots can use IP addresses only. See: Why DNS-based Walled Garden (and not IP-based)
  2. Allow Google+ login: Settings > Brand > Authentication > Allow login through social networks > Set on Allow Google login
  3. Add these walled garden domain into existing list:

Google+ Login DNS's

Please adopt same format your Walled garden is already using e.g. with or without the asterisk, separated by comma or space etc.

 For Cisco Meraki, Ruckus, Xirrus
*.googleapis.com
*.googleusercontent.com
*.gstatic.com
*.accounts.youtube.com
*.apis.google.com
*.accounts.google.com
*.l.google.com

The local accounts.google.XX domain must be added into the Walled Garden list. For example accounts.google.co.uk for United Kingdom, accounts.google.com.sg for Singapore, accounts.google.de for Germany etc. Google domains list you can find at https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_Google_domains.html

 For Open Mesh
googleapis.com,googleusercontent.com,gstatic.com,accounts.youtube.com,apis.google.com,accounts.google.com,l.google.com

The local accounts.google.XX domain must be added into the Walled Garden list. For example accounts.google.co.uk for United Kingdom, accounts.google.com.sg for Singapore, accounts.google.de for Germany etc. Google domains list you can find at https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_Google_domains.html

 For Mikrotik
/ip hotspot walled-garden
add dst-host=*.googleapis.com
add dst-host=*.googleusercontent.com
add dst-host=*.gstatic.com
add dst-host=*.accounts.youtube.com
add dst-host=*.apis.google.com
add dst-host=*.accounts.google.com
add dst-host=*.l.google.com
add dst-host=accounts.google.com

The local accounts.google.XX domain must be added into the Walled Garden list. For example accounts.google.co.uk for United Kingdom, accounts.google.com.sg for Singapore, accounts.google.de for Germany etc. Google domains list you can find at https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_Google_domains.html

 For DD-WRT
googleapis.com googleusercontent.com gstatic.com accounts.youtube.com apis.google.com accounts.google.com l.google.com

The local accounts.google.XX domain must be added into the Walled Garden list. For example accounts.google.co.uk for United Kingdom, accounts.google.com.sg for Singapore, accounts.google.de for Germany etc. Google domains list you can find at https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/List_of_Google_domains.html

Related pages:

The Splash Page is not triggered when Android devices connect to WiFi




Auth White Listhere, if necessary, enter IP addresses exceptions, 
that can access the Internet without passing through the HotSpot

Wireless Settings

Wireless Service Setting can be found in the menu Wireless for each band separately (2.5 and 5 GHz). An example of setting for 2.5 GHz band (band 5 GHz is very similar, with only minor changes based on the differences between the both bands).

 

Physical Radio Settings
Statusturn on
Modeselect * Access Point (Auto-WDS)*
802.11 Modeselect 802.11b+g+n
Channel bandwithselect 20MHz
Channelselect auto
Wireless Network Configuration
General Settings
Statusturn on
SSIDenter the name of the WiFi network e.g. Socifi@free
Client Isolationleave turned off
WMMleave turned off
Security Settings
Methodenter No Security
Access Conrol Listleave turned off
Network Settings
Network Behaviorselect Hotspot Controlled
Hotspot Settingsskip
Limit Uploadleave turned off
Limit Downloadleave turned off


Tested versions:

NameTypeFirmware versionOKDescription
ECWO5320AP-dualband wifi0.0.3-r1407AP

Add a new hotspot to SOCIFI Dashboard

Step 1: Login to SOCIFI Dashboard

Step 2: Click on the "Hotspots" tab on the left sidebar

Step 3: Click on the “Add a new hotspot” button located on the top right corner on the screen (pictured below)

Note: A pop-up window will appear (below)

Step 4: Select the Wi-Fi hardware manufacturer from the drop down menu

Step 5: Enter the serial number or MAC address (depending on the specific equipment manual) of your equipment. You can add multiple hotspots at once.

Step 6: Set your Network location (this step is essential for correct ad targeting)

Step 7: In the pop-up window type your location or just move the marker on the map and click on the save button to confirm the selection. This address is used for ad GEO targeting.

Step 7: Click Save

Note: Newly added hotspot are marked as  (Hotspot pending). After the first user connects to the hotspot via SOCIFI, the status will automatically change and appear as  (Active) within an hour. Get your first connections to test if it works properly.